April, 2007

• 27 April

  Turkish Officials Expect Iran will Go to Iraq Talks

  Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to iron out “some misunderstandings” between Baghdad and Ankara over Iraq’s objection to holding a key regional summit in Istanbul.

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• 27 April

  Iraqi FM: Iran Has yet to Agree to May Talks

  Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday Iran had not yet decided whether to attend a meeting in Egypt next week to discuss how to end Iraq’s sectarian violence.

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• 27 April

  Efforts to eradicate polio in Afghanistan move forward

  Unicef – Afghanistan continues its efforts to eradicate polio in the country. In a nation-wide campaign held from 22-24 April 2007, nearly 7.3 million children were vaccinated, bringing the country – and the world – one step closer to polio eradication. Afghanistan is one of just four remaining polio-endemic countries …

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• 27 April

  ”Afghanistan’s Role in Iranian Foreign Policy”

  By Dario Cristiani, The Power and Interest News Report (PINR) The United States recently accused Iran of increasing its influence in Afghanistan. General Peter Pace, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that “in the last month, we have intercepted in Afghanistan weapons that were made in …

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• 27 April

  French hostages are well, Taliban say

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) – Two French aid workers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan are well, the Islamist movement said, a day ahead of an apparent deadline for demands to be met for their freedom. The Taliban, which has beheaded several of its captives, said April 20 French troops must …

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• 26 April

  Tehran Warns Moscow about Bushehr N. Power Plant

  Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel here on Wednesday warned that incompletion of his country’s first nuclear power plant by the Russian contractor would certainly leave negative impacts on Tehran-Moscow long-term economic ties.

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• 26 April

  Regional Cooperation Serves Nations’ Welfare, Peace

   Iran’s President defined boosting of cooperation and exchanges with independent states as his country’s definite policy, saying that consolidation of relations and deepening of cooperation among regional countries reinvigorates peace and stability and serves nations’ welfare.

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• 26 April

  Ahmadinejad Stresses Strengthening of Iraq’s Legal Bodies

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad termed strengthening of Iraq’s legal bodies as the only way to safeguard security and integrity of that country, stressing that a secure, independent and powerful Iraq would be the best friend for his country and would serve the interests of regional nations as well.

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• 26 April

  Iran-EU N. Talks Progressing

  Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Thursday that talks with a senior EU official had brought them closer to “a united view” of how to break a deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear issue.

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• 26 April

  Oil Eases as Iran Says Nearer to EU on Nuclear

  Oil eased, but stayed above $68 a barrel on Thursday, after Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said differences with the European Union over its nuclear program were gradually narrowing.

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