Iran

Following Iran’s insistence on the necessity of indiscriminative implementation of all contents of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference unanimously approved of Iran’s stance, Tehran’s envoy to IAEA said.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon here in Tehran on Tuesday stressed that Tajikistan is an indispensable part of Iran’s culture.

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said Iraq security talks in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh brought deeper humiliation for the US and displayed Iran’s good intentions in connection with the solution of the Iraqi nation’s problems.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon here in Tehran on Tuesday said his country welcomes formation of regional cooperation organizations, in economic grounds in particular.

Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt described continued consultations and exchange of views with Iran as efficient and constructive in finding solutions to many problems.

The United States’ unilateralism has not only depressed the public opinion in the US, but also disappointed the world public opinion and the crisis-creating attitude of the US statesmen has caused increasing hatred among the world people, Iranian foreign minister said.

Chairman of the Swedish parliament’s Foreign Policy Commission voiced Stockholm’s support for Iran’s right to access civilian nuclear technology, saying that Tehran’s nuclear right should not be ignored by any other state.

Ambassador of Ivory Coast to Iran stressed that the resolutions passed by the international community and the UN Security Council should not be viewed as always correct and acceptable, adding that these are the Iranians who should decide what is better for them.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with Swedish parliament speaker in Stockholm on Monday underlined the need for the deepening of parliamentary relations between the two countries.

A prominent lawmaker said the election of mayor should not be politicized or influenced by lobbies.