The trial of Radovan Stankovic was held almost entirely behind closed doors. As it pronounced its verdict on November 14th, the trial panel cited the need to protect the witnesses’ identity and ensure that justice was served.

According to a UNDP report released late last month, Macedonia should increase home export capacities and lift barriers to foreign trade. It should also implement reform of the tax system, ensure a balanced budget in the mid-term, and reduce government involvement in the economy.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian foreign minister Manuchehr Mottaki said that Iran seeks peace and tranquility in Afghanistan adding that the wrong policies of the past in this region should be practically revised.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian foreign minister Manuchehr Mottaki said that Canada remains obligated to coordinate many cases and issues with London and Washington and expressed hope that Canada will gain its complete independence.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian foreign ministry spokesman rejected and denounced the contents of the resolution proposed to the UN by Canada concerning human rights conditions in Iran.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- In a letter, the ambassador of Bosnia Herzegovina to Tehran expressed his regret and sorrow over publication of an insulting article in a Bosnian weekly.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The Zimbabwean president said that equipping the agricultural sector of Zimbabwe with the Iranian technology will further consolidate relations between the two states.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel here on Wednesday blasted Canadian government for playing in the hands of the US administration.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hoseini termed recent statements by French officials about Iran a disregard for the demands and aspirations of the Lebanese people and groups, stressing that such remarks deteriorate Lebanese crisis.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Vice-Speaker of Thailand’s Legislative Assembly reiterated the urgency for the strengthening of mutual parliamentary interactions with Iran, saying that Bangkok attaches much value and significance to the expansion of ties with Iran’s rich civilization.