TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran-Brazil Friendship Association in a meeting here on Sunday explored avenues for the expansion of the two countries’ relations.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran is a peace-loving country with an influential role in international equations, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Nit Phibunsongkhram said, stressing that Bangkok perceives no limit to the bolstering of cooperation with Tehran.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s outgoing ambassador to Bangkok Mohsen Pak Ayeen conferred with Thailand’s crown prince about expansion of the two countries’ relations.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underlined affinity of the Iranian and Croatian nations, and viewed the two countries’ historical and cultural commonalities as desirable grounds for the establishment of consolidated and extensive relations between the two states.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The outgoing Iranian ambassador to Thailand expressed hope that Tehran-Bangkok relations would further develop in all the different fields, specially in political and economic grounds.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in separate messages to Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Sunday extended his congratulations to the Japanese government and nation on the country’s national day.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran has ruled out supplying natural gas to Dana Gas unless the UAE company agrees to pay higher prices.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran on Saturday started to allow motorists an extra 20 liters (5.2 gallons) of petrol a month under a rationing scheme aimed at cutting back on frenzied consumption.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran has $8 billion in its Oil Stabilization Fund (OSF), which forms part of the country’s foreign reserves, the central bank’s website quoted Governor Tahmasb Mazaheri as saying.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described Tehran-Riyadh relations as friendly, saying that his participation in the greatest Muslim congregation, Hajj, promulgated a message of increased solidarity and brotherhood among Islamic countries.