TEHRAN (FNA)- The deputy chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the German Parliament Hans-Ulrich Klose on Tuesday evening called on western countries to look at Iran as a partner and not an adversary.

TEHRAN (FNA)- OPEC again cut its forecast for 2009 global oil demand, the cartel announced Wednesday in its monthly report, raising the specter that hawkish cartel members will push for production cuts at a special meeting next month.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An advisor of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) stated here on Wednesday that TPOI has prepared a detailed plan for the implementation of 220 projects for the boosting of Iran-Iraq trade relations.

TEHRAN (FNA)- National Aviation Organizations of Iran and Kuwait Wednesday signed an agreement to expand bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Washington and Baghdad have reached a final agreement after months of negotiation on a landmark pact to allow U.S. troops to stay in Iraq until the end of 2011, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks over Georgia’s Moscow-backed breakaway regions were suspended until next month as soon as they started on Wednesday, with both Russia and Georgia blaming each other for the breakdown.

BALIKESIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s powerful generals rejected on Wednesday any blame for the deaths of 17 soldiers in a raid by Kurdish rebels, as rare public criticism of the army mounted following a series of attacks.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi government criticized the top U.S. commander in Iraq on Wednesday for accusing Iran of trying to bribe Iraqi politicians.

Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank.The military says the youth had been preparing to throw petrol bombs at the cars of Jewish settlers.

BAKU (Reuters) – Azeri exit polls pointed to victory for incumbent Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday in a presidential election condemned by the opposition as a charade to extend the Aliyev family dynasty in the oil-producing state.