February, 2008

• 27 February

  Speaker: Army has duty to defend national independence

  Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said here Wednesday that the Islamic Republic Army has the duty to defend and safeguard the country’s independence and territorial integrity.

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• 27 February

  Consultations underway to establish OPEC for gas: envoy

  Iran’s ambassador in Russia said there are consultations between Iran, Russia, Algeria and Qatar to establish a gas cooperation organization like ” OPEC”.

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• 27 February

  Iran-Russia discuss police cooperation

  Iran’s ambassador to Russia in a meeting with head of investigation committee of the Russian prosecutor general office Alexandr Bastrikin discussed cooperation between police of the two countries.

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• 27 February

  Turkish envoy in Baghdad for talks on incursion

  BAGHDAD – A senior Turkish envoy arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday to hold talks with Iraqi officials about Turkey’s incursion into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrillas, an Iraqi government source said.

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• 27 February

  2 Polish Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

  KABUL, Afghanistan – A roadside bomb killed two Polish soldiers patrolling in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, while NATO announced the seizure of $400 million in opium in the south.

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• 27 February

  Iran, Qatar stress further expansion of ties

  First Vice President Parviz Davoodi and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim al-Thani here Wednesday stressed the need for further expanding ties between the two countries at all levels.

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• 27 February

  Iraqi official terms Ahmadinejad’s visit “very important”

  Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said here on Wednesday that the upcoming visit to Iraq of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be a good opportunity for both neighboring states.

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• 27 February

  Mottaki: IAEA reports prove Iran’s legitimacy

  Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki cabled a message on Wednesday to his counterparts at the Board of Governors of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying that recent report issued by IAEA proved that Iran has adopted a legal, transparent and responsible behavior in carrying out its obligations and observing IAEA rules …

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• 27 February

  Chinese FM praises Iran cooperation with IAEA

  Foreign Minister of China Yang Jiechi praised Iran’s cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog in a telephone conversation with Iran’s top nuclear negotiator on Wednesday.

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• 27 February

  Qatari Prime Minister arrives in Tehran

  Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim al-Thani arrived here at the head of a high-ranking delegation on Wednesday for a two-day official visit.

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