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President Rouhani arrives in Rasht on provincial tour

President Rouhani arrives in Rasht on provincial tour

During his one-day visit to the province, President Rouhani is to inaugurate 15 development projects in infrastructure, health and treatment, telecommunications, industry, and agriculture.The projects will create 3,600 jobs directly and thousands indirectly.A number of cabinet ministers are accompanying the president in the tour.This is the third provincial tour of …

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Iranian minister, Algerian PM discuss issues of mutual interest

Iranian minister, Algerian PM discuss issues of mutual interest

In the meeting, Salehi Amiri said cultural relations are the basis of politico-economic ties, adding Iran and Algeria with their cultural backgrounds and rich civilizations can have more extensive relations.Iran is ready to cooperate in the fields of cinema, music, art and culture with Algeria and the ground for such …

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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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