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FM: Iran working with Russia, Turkey to build on Syrian ceasefire

FM: Iran working with Russia, Turkey to build on Syrian ceasefire

'Working with Turkish and Russian counterparts to build on ceasefire we achieved in Syria & preparing for inclusive dialogue among Syrians. Irony is KSA (Saudi Arabia) accuses Iran of destabilization, while itself fuels terrorists, wages war on Yemen, blockades Qatar & foments crisis in Lebanon,' Zarif's twitter read.Foreign Ministers of …

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Turkey to continue fighting Daesh, solve Syrian crisis on diplomacy

Turkey to continue fighting Daesh, solve Syrian crisis on diplomacy

Çavuşoğlu made the remark in an interview with reporters after a meeting with Iranian and Russian counterparts in Antalya. He said he and the Iranian and Russian counterparts had in their meeting made necessary coordination for their summit on Syria, due to be held in Sochi, Russia, on November 22.He …

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Pakistan Navy ships to arrive at Bandar Abbas

Pakistan Navy ships to arrive at Bandar Abbas

A statement of naval section of Pakistan embassy in Tehran said the navy mission is in line with great maritime tradition, aiming to further strengthen the existing warm and cordial relations.“The Pakistani Task Force is Commanded by Captain Khalid Pervez, who is also the Commander of 10th Patrol Craft Squadron, …

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Iranian, Russian, Turkish FMs meet in Antalya

Iranian, Russian, Turkish FMs meet in Antalya

Foreign Ministers of Iran Mohammad-Javad Zarif, of Russia, Sergei Lavrov and of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu attended the meeting in Antalya, Turkey.Zarif and Lavrov had earlier held bilateral meeting on the issue.Giving a press briefing on outcome of today session, Zarif said, 'The meeting is a complementary to the summit statement, …

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Zarif urges regional states to strive for stability, peace

Zarif urges regional states to strive for stability, peace

Zarif told IRNA after a tripartite meeting with his Russian and Turkish counterparts on Syria crisis,'I think the helpful process designed in connection with the achievements of the Astana meeting for campaign against terrorism and for restoration of tranquility and stability in Syria, is followed up.'He said the Astana process …

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Quake toll soars to 437

Quake toll soars to 437

The Organization put total number of the victims in the quake-hit cities as follows: 387 in Sarpol-Zahab (two of the dead remaining unidentified), 14 in Karand, 16 in Qasr-e-Shirin, 12 in Salas, one in Kermanshah, one in Tazehabad and six in Ozgoleh. The report says DNA samples have been taken …

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Iran, Russia sign MoU for cultural heritage cooperation

Iran, Russia sign MoU for cultural heritage cooperation

Head of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Center of Iran Mohammad Beheshti was the signatory on Iran part and Michael Petrovsky, the Director-General of State Hermitage Museum, on Russia's part to the MoU, which calls for mutual cooperation in cultural heritage.Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in …

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Iran Speaker in Kermanshah to visit quake-hit areas

Iran Speaker in Kermanshah to visit quake-hit areas

Governor General of Kermanshah Houshang Bazvand, parliament deputies representing the city of Kermanshah, and a number of provincial officials were at the local airport to welcome the speaker.Larijani is in Kermanshah to receive firsthand account of the relief and rescue operations in the quake-stricken areas.Ministers of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zangeneh …

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Zarif leaves for Turkey to attend trilateral meeting

Zarif leaves for Turkey to attend trilateral meeting

Zarif is scheduled to take part in trilateral meeting of guarantor states of ceasefire in Syria slated for tomorrow.Expert-level meeting of the trio was held in Tehran today while the leaders of the tree states will come together in Sochi on Wednesday. Representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey as well …

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