Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA) – Bahrain’s foreign minister called for Iran’s help in establishing security in the Persian Gulf region, a Japanese newspaper reported.
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February, 2008
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8 February
UAE Stresses Peaceful Nature of Iran’s N. Activities
TEHRAN (FNA) – The United Arab Emirates’ Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Thursday reiterated his country’s firm stand against launching a military strike on Iran, underlining the peaceful drive of Iran’s nuclear programs.
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8 February
S. Africa Urges UNSC to Admit Outcome of Iran-IAEA Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA) – A senior official with South Africa’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to avoid discrediting the body by making unmeasured moves concerning Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.
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8 February
Envoy Criticizes US Policy on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Spain Davoud Salehi says Washington is falsely trying to portray Iran’s nuclear activities as ambiguous.
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8 February
Iran, Pakistan to Sign Pipeline Contract Next Week
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran and Pakistan may sign the Gas Sales Purchase Agreement (GSPA) in Tehran in last week of the current month on Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, Pakistani sources said on Thursday.
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8 February
Iran Cultural Week Kicks off in Syria
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s first cultural celebration has begun in Syria which is hoped to boost religious and recreational tourism between the two countries.
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8 February
Condoleezza Rice Visits Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — With criticism of the war in Afghanistan increasing on both sides of the Atlantic, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that European governments needed to convince their people that sending troops to Afghanistan — and keeping them there — should remain a priority for NATO.
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7 February
Canadians fired almost five million bullets in Afghanistan in two years
OTTAWAÂ — Canadian troops fired more than 4.7 million bullets at insurgents over the last 20 months in Afghanistan, according to new statistics released by the military.
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7 February
Gates Hits NATO Allies’ Role in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the top U.S. commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan yesterday issued a blunt assessment of the alliance’s shortcomings in that country, arguing that the unwillingness of some member states to risk combat casualties is threatening NATO’s future and undermining the prosecution of the Afghan …
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6 February
Iran, Uzbekistan Discuss Ways to Boost Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Customs Governor Hashem Rahbar, who is in Tashkent for an official visit, discussed ways of promoting mutual cooperation with his Uzbek counterpart Sadrkhan Naserev.
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