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Iran's trade balance positive for 2nd year

Iran's trade balance positive for 2nd year

The Customs Office said that Iran’s non-oil export was $ 246 million more that what the country imported. It noted that for the first time after 37 years, the figure of $ 924 million of positive trade balance was registered last year. The most important export item in 2016 included …

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Senior MP: FATF not merely economic agreement

Senior MP: FATF not merely economic agreement

“FATF agreement is not merely economic, but this agreement bears political commitments some of which are against Iran’s strategies and policies,” Naqavi Hosseini said. He reiterated that FATF has a special sensitivity and surely all its dimensions should be discussed. “The decision-making bodies should comment about Iran’s joining the FATF, …

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Iran, Norway mull over environmental ties

Iran, Norway mull over environmental ties

Iran's Ambassador to Norway Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh and Norwegian Minister of Climate and the Environment Vidar Helgesen discussed ways to enhance environmental relations between Tehran and Oslo both on bilateral and international levels.Helgesen said that as energy-rich countries, Iran and Norway can share their experiences to decrease the pollution caused …

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Iran, Russia sign agreement to expand standard ties

Iran, Russia sign agreement to expand standard ties

The MoU was signed between the heads of the two countries’ standard organizations at the presence of President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday. According to the MoU signed between Head of Iran’s Standard Organization Nayereh Pirouzbakht and Head of the Russian Federal Service …

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Iranian minister, Algerian MP discuss ways to confront terrorism

Iranian minister, Algerian MP discuss ways to confront terrorism

Salehi Amiri underlined that in the meeting the two sides also discussed increase in parliamentary relations between the two countries and cooperation in many grounds such as dissemination of information and creation of common view in the fight against terrorism.The minister added that Iran has firm intention to strengthen its …

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Iran, Algeria capable of taking common steps in ME, N. Africa

Iran, Algeria capable of taking common steps in ME, N. Africa

Salehi Amiri made the remarks in a Tuesday meeting with Algerian Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Mohammad Aissa.Amiri pointed to Iran’s aim as cementing ties with Algeria, saying that both countries have common enemies.Raising the question where Taliban, Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram come from, he said that a Western …

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Iran bags 5 gold medals in Eurasian Kempo Championship

Iran bags 5 gold medals in Eurasian Kempo Championship

The event was held with the attendance of athletes from Iran, Azerbaijan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan on March 26-27 in Shagan Olympic Sport Complex. In Full-Kempo, Kempo Submission directions, Iranian fighter Mahmoud Roosta in the weight category of 65 kg defeated all his rivals and received a gold medal.During Kempo …

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