Eurasia Press & News

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran voiced optimism yesterday that the standoff with the West over its nuclear program would soon be resolved “once and for all”.