TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- French President Jacques Chirac on Friday expressed the hope that West and Iran can find a solution to the nuclear issue through dialogue, stressing that he “has never been a great believer in sanctions” and that he “has never been convinced of their effectiveness.”

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, in a meeting with Comoran Agriculture Minister Siti Kassim here on Saturday, viewed Muslim unity as an instrument for defusing the self-centered measures of the world powers.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- China and Russia said they would oppose a draft resolution imposing United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as the Security Council’s five permanent members held their first meeting on the text.