July, 2005

• 29 July

  President-elect: Iran’s foreign policy based on clear principles

  TEHRAN – President elect Mahmoud Ah-madinejad said here Tuesday that Iran’s foreign policy is based on clear principles, stressing the world should respect the will of the Iranian nation. In a meeting with Foreign Minister Kamal Khar-razi and his deputies, Ah-madinejad said those governments respecting such an important principle in …

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• 29 July

  First vice president : Iran ready to cooperate with SCO

  TEHRAN – First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to extend an all-out cooperation with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Speaking to reporters, he said the Islamic Republic of Iran can serve as a bridge between SCO members and the Persian Gulf …

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• 29 July

  President-elect : Presidential election in Iran changed regional, international equations

  TEHRAN – Iran’s President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Wednesday that the 9th presidential elections in Iran changed regional and international equations in favor of the Iranian nation. In a meeting with the members of Policy Making Council of Friday Prayer leaders here on Wednesday, Ahmadinejad said the elections boosted Iran’s …

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• 29 July

  President urges expansion of ties with Baltic states

  TEHRAN – President Mohammad Khatami here Wednesday highlighted the importance of bolstering all-out relations with Baltic states particularly Bosnia and Herzegovina. In a meeting with Iran’s newly-appointed Ambassador to Bosnia, Mohammad Reza Morshedzadeh, Khatami stressed expansion of cultural, economic and political ties with Bosnia and Herzegovina and materialization of bilateral …

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• 26 July

  Luxembourg foreign minister: EU interested in continuing dialogue with Iran

  TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg,’,Ali Ahani, met Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn.Tuesday and reviewed Iran-EU relations during Luxenbourg EU presidency which ended on 30 June. It was noted by the two sides that during the six-1 month period EU-Iran relationship” made positive strides,; Iranian …

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• 26 July

  Iran to attend SCO conference as observer

  TEHRAN – First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref arrived in Kazakhstan capita], Astana, on Monday evening to attend the international conference of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The SCO summit was to be held on Tuesday, Iran, India and Pakistan are to attend as observers, IRNA reported; The observer status for the …

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• 26 July

  President in message to conference: Culture, art rare phenomena elevating human mind

  TEHRAN – President Mohammad Khatami in a message to the international conference on scripts here Monday pointed to culture and arts as rare phenomena which not only varnish the human soul and body, but elevate man’s mind and thought. The president’s message was fully read at the conference held in …

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• 23 July

  Rice begins talks to rescue truce before Gaza pullout

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AP) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday began hastily arranged talks aimed at rescuing a shaky Israeli-Palestinian truce, to ensure calm when Israel pulls out of the Gaza Strip next month. Rice began talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom in Jerusalem Thursday evening, shortly …

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• 23 July

  4 blasts hit London transport system

  LONDON (AFP) — London faced a second apparent terrorist attack in a fortnight on Thursday as bombers targeted three subway trains and a bus, a precise mirror image of events on July 7 when at least 56 people died. This time the three blasts reported by witnesses were far less …

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• 23 July

  2 Algerian diplomats seized in Iraq

  BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen on Thursday seized two Algerian diplomats — including the country’s top envoy — in the latest attacks aimed at undermining support among Muslim and Arab nations for the US-backed Iraqi government. Meanwhile, efforts to finish the new constitution by an August 15 deadline suffered a setback …

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