Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (ISNA)-Pakistan’s prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stressed signing Iran-Pakistan’s free trade agreement to raise bilateral commercial exchanges by one billion dollar.

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (ISNA)-Iran and Kazakhstan are to finalize a new agreement to exchange goods and passengers through roads.

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (ISNA)-Indonesian State Oil Company Pertamina will start to construct a joint oil refinery with Iran by late 2008 in its Benten province.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Space Organization chief Reza Taghipour Wednesday said Iran will send its first astronaut to space within the following decade.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Belarus have good prospects for developing their relations, a senior official in Minsk said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A strategic expert has debunked apprehensions in politico-diplomatic circles that Washington could pressurize New Delhi into weakening ties with Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said on Wednesday that talks on its nuclear drive with top UN atomic watchdog official Olli Heinonen were “positive” and would continue.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil rose to $116 a barrel on Thursday, climbing for a third straight session, as Washington’s missile shield deal with Poland angered Russia, adding to international tension.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is ready to help Belarus advance its peaceful nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President Esfandyar Rahim Mashayee vowed on Wednesday to remain at his post despite pressure to quit over his remark that Iranians are “friends with Israelis”.