Iran

Due to the intelligent leadership of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and unity and solidarity of the people, Iran is now recognized as the most secure country in the region, a senior interior ministry official said here on Tuesday.

Iranian and Turkmen presidents in a meeting on the sidelines of the second summit of the Caspian Sea Littoral States here in Tehran on Tuesday laid emphasis on the further expansion of relations.

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev called for Tehran’s continued support for Baku in all the various grounds.

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed that the Caspian Sea littoral states should restrict their military operations to their borders if they intend to resolve their conflicts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed that littoral states widen North-South transit corridor through digging a canal between the Caspian and the Black seas.

Iran and Kazakhstan signed four agreements on mutual cooperation in different fields and issued a joint communiqué here in Tehran on Monday.

Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army Major General Salehi here on Monday stressed that his troops will give a crushing response to any kind of enemy aggression.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here in Tehran on Monday said enemies are fearful of the Islamic Republic army and do not dare to invade Iran.

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived here in Tehran on Monday.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad extended his congratulations to Yasuo Fukuda on his appointment as Japan’s new prime minister.