October, 2007

• 30 October

  Iran, IAEA Start 2nd Round of Talks

  Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency started a second day of their last round of talks on issues related to the Islamic Republic’s P1 and P2 centrifuges here on Tuesday.

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• 30 October

  FM Rejects Allegations about Iran’s Role in Killing US Soldiers

  Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki denied Washington’s charges that Iran provides ammunition for insurgents’ attack on US convoys in Iraq, stressing that Iran plays no role in the killing of the US soldiers.

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• 30 October

  Iran Targets $70 bln in Oil Exports

  Iran, the world’s number four crude producer, is aiming for oil export revenues of about $70 billion in the year to March, after it received about $35 billion in the first half of the year, an Iranian oil official said on Monday.

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• 30 October

  Iran Praises IAEA Stance in N. Dispute

  Tehran on Tuesday praised the stance of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Mohammed ElBaradei in the ongoing nuclear dispute between the West and Iran.

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• 30 October

  Chechens ‘spontaneously’ rally for a third Putin term

  Demonstrations in support of a third term for President Vladimir Putin were held across Russia, including Chechnya, on October 24. As Kommersant noted on October 25, while both the Kremlin and the pro-Kremlin United Russia party claimed the demonstrations were spontaneous actions “from below,” members of Russia’s political opposition claim …

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• 30 October

  Oil Prices Support Russian Economy

  As oil prices surged to another record ($93.56 per barrel), energy analysts said Russia has become a critical player in the world oil and gas market. Richard Herold is director of international affairs of the London-based oil multinational, BP, which has large investments in Russia.

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• 30 October

  OSCE promotes religious dialogue at Bishkek conference

  The freedom of religion and consciousness and the role of religious organizations in Kyrgyzstan were discussed at an OSCE conference in Bishkek on 29 October. 

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• 30 October

  UAE signs investment and tax deals with Uzbekistan

  The UAE and Uzbekistan signed three agreements on investment promotion and protection, avoidance of double taxation and political consultations to extend cooperation.

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• 30 October

  Head of IAEA Urges Iran to Open its Nuclear Records

  The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says Iran’s refusal to suspend uranium enrichment is “regrettable,” but said its willingness to cooperate with U.N. investigators is a step in the right direction. From VOA’s New York Bureau, Mona Ghuneim reports on the agency’s efforts to work on a diplomatic solution …

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• 30 October

  Deciphering the PKK

  “America will always do the right thing, but only after exhausting all other options,” Winston Churchill once famously remarked when asked about US foreign policy. Little has changed since Churchill expressed his frustration 60 years ago. Today, all of Turkey is angrily waiting for Washington to do the right thing.

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