January, 2008

• 18 January

  Serbia election pits nationalism against West

  BELGRADE – Serbia votes on Sunday in a presidential election pitting a pro-Western liberal against a nationalist in a vote seen as a plebiscite on Belgrade’s place in the world as it prepares for the loss of Kosovo.

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• 18 January

  An independent Kosovo can never join U.N.: Russia

  UNITED NATIONS – Russia on Wednesday backed its ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the United Nations or other international organizations if the breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.

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• 18 January

  Iranian Deputy FM Meets Venezuelan President

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Sheikh Attar and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a meeting in Guatemala City on Thursday conferred about the decisions adopted during OPEC’s recent heads-of-state summit in Saudi Arabia.

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• 18 January

  Iran Keen to See Oilfield Investment by India

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran Wednesday invited Indian companies to invest in developing oilfields.

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• 18 January

  Malaysia Rejects Bush’s Iran Terror Label

  TEHRAN (FNA) Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday rejected US President George W Bush’s description of Iran as the leading state sponsor of terrorism, and said the comment would cause discord.

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• 18 January

  Iran to Continue Cooperation with IAEA

  TEHRAN (FNA) Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili said in Beijing Thursday that Tehran will continue its positive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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• 18 January

  Iran Backs Arab League Efforts to End Lebanon Deadlock

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran on Wednesday said that it backs the Arab League chief Amr Mussa’s efforts to persuade warring Lebanese factions to agree a compromise plan allowing the election of a new president.

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• 18 January

  Crude Oil Rises

  TEHRAN (FNA) Crude oil rose after Iran said there is no need for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase supply at its Feb. 1 meeting.

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• 18 January

  Iran Sees No Need to Boost Oil Output

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran believes there is enough oil in global markets and sees no need to increase production, the oil minister of OPEC’s second-largest producer was quoted as saying on Wednesday

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• 18 January

  Kuwait Terms Iran a Good Friend

  TEHRAN (FNA) Kuwait’s foreign minister on Wednesday called Iran a friend only days after US President George W. Bush visited the Persian Gulf to rally regional support for Washington’s confrontation with Iran.

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