TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s former President Seyed Mohammad Khatami is hosting several former Western leaders at a conference in Tehran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki proposed that a large oil pipeline be constructed to transport Caspian countries’ oil to the Persian Gulf.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Islamic Countries Inter-Parliamentary Union (ICIPU) in a meeting Monday in Geneva on the sidelines of IPU Conference in its closing communiqué voiced support for Iran’s bid for UN Security Council membership.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Iranian nuclear official said on Tuesday that Tehran was satisfied with the ongoing construction of the Islamic Republic’s first nuclear power plant, currently being built by Russia in the south of Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is to scrap a number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in order to expand its capacity to export gas by pipeline.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan invited Iran to invest in its expanding Housing sector.Speaking to APP on Monday, Pakistani Housing Minister Rehmatullah Kakar said his Iranian counterpart Saeedi Kia had accepted his invitation to visit Pakistan and explore Iranian investment in this important sector of economy.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Lebanese Christian political leader Michel Aoun said on Monday that Iran was helping Lebanon to achieve national unity.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian maritime official said that the Islamic Republic is leading in the Middle East in terms of observing and promoting maritime standards.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A looming global recession could make OPEC more tolerant of cheaper oil, but the group still needs to cut output by early next year to control swelling stocks and insure against a price collapse.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Consul General Saeed Kharazi called on the Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, on Monday.