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Iran replies to S. Arabia invitation letter

Iran replies to S. Arabia invitation letter

Ghazi-Asgar further noted that if necessary conditions are prepared, all welcome organization of the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage.Referring to Saudi Arabia's letter of invitation to organize talks on Hajj 2017, Iran's letter, addressing Saudi Arabia Minister of Hajj, was submitted by Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi-Amiri.Qazi-Asgar hoped that …

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Iran, Russia discuss nuclear cooperation

Iran, Russia discuss nuclear cooperation

Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, and the head and deputy head of Rosatom company of Russia in separate meetings in Moscow on Tuesday discussed Iran-Russia cooperation in nuclear technology.Chief Executive Officer of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, and Kamalvandi on Tuesday reviewed diversified issues, including …

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Iran supports diplomatic initiative on Syria

Iran supports diplomatic initiative on Syria

In a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis, Shamkhani said continued efforts to liberate the areas, occupied by terrorists, to restore security and peace in Syria and simultaneously pursuance of Syrian-Syrian talks to achieve a national consensus will help manage the ongoing crisis in the country.'Syrian enemies should not …

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Iran ready to boost cooperation with Africa: Spox

Iran ready to boost cooperation with Africa: Spox

Qasemi made the remarks in a meeting with Chief of the Ivory Coast News Agency (AIP), Oumou Barry Sana, who arrived in Tehran on Sunday to sign cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IRNA.Qasemi noted, 'Certainly one of the reasons behind low levels of ties is lack of acquaintance and …

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President : Iran no longer under sanctions

President : Iran no longer under sanctions

'Except for some banking problems, the Islamic Republic of Iran faces no international sanctions and the problems are mostly related to other issues,' President Rouhani said at a news conference on Tuesday.'Today we are free to have business with any country we like,' he said.'We no longer face sanctions,' the …

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President: Iran not a threat to global peace

President: Iran not a threat to global peace

Addressing tens of foreign and domestic reporters in a press conference on Tuesday, President Rouhani highlighted the significant achievement of the JCPOA for the Islamic republic of Iran.The significant achievement should not be exclusively attributed to the 11th government rather to the Iranian nation as well as the Supreme Leader …

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Araqchi: Iran ready for due coordination with UN human rights bodies

Araqchi: Iran ready for due coordination with UN human rights bodies

Fortunately after accusations over Iran's nuclear issues were responded, a new international atmosphere was created which has improved Iran's global image, Araqchi said while speaking to reporters in a press conference in Tehran.He said that Iran's Foreign Ministry and its Judiciary are cooperating in the field of human rights issue …

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20-km-long Achaemenid walls discovered in Fars Prov

20-km-long Achaemenid walls discovered in Fars Prov

According to the Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT), the walls extend for over 20 kms in Mashhad-e Morghab town.A number of other historical places have also been discovered, the institute reported.'Some 300 graves belonging to the historical era, study of water structures …

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Zarif to visit Malaysia, Switzerland

Zarif to visit Malaysia, Switzerland

The foreign minister is to have a stopover in Switzerland before leaving for Malaysia to participate in 2017 World Economic Forum annual meeting which is held on January 17-20.Zarif, in a letter to the United Nations Secretary-Genearl Antonio Guterres, on January 7 drew his attention to the appalling conditions of …

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Iran, Syria ink 5 cooperation documents

Iran, Syria ink 5 cooperation documents

The documents were signed by Iran's Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyebnia and his Syrian counterpart Adib Mayaleh in a meeting attended by Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri and Syrian Prime Minister Emad Khamis in Tehran.According to the documents, the two sides are to cooperate in such …

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