During the meeting, the two ministers referred to terrorism and extremism as common threats to both countries, region and the entire world and Islamic countries cannot eradicate it unless having a comprehensive and common definition from terrorism and cooperation. They also underlined that there should be no separation from good …
Read More »Daily Archives: May 7, 2017
Iran, Afghanistan to set up five joint committees to prepare final document for cooperation
The agreement was agreed upon during a meeting in Kabul between visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Zarif and the Afghan president underlined the need for the expansion of relations between Tehran and Kabul in all areas. Noting that terrorism and extremism are common …
Read More »Experts from FAO, five countries inspect afforestation plan in Regan
Executive Director of JEF international project in Kerman Mohammad Amin Fasih-Zadeh told IRNA on Sunday that the project was jointly implemented by Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization (FRWMO) and FAO in Regan city five years ago and given its success the project was renewed for another 2 years.He said …
Read More »Russia refutes fights between Syrian government and opposition
Russian Defense Ministry in a statement released on Saturday announced “Syrian government units came under gunfire near the village of Zellakiyat'.'By the end of the first day after the memorandum of understanding on establishing de-escalation zones came into force, all the warring sides are assessing the situation as stable,' TASS …
Read More »Official: Tehran, Oslo should prepare cooperation roadmap
He made the remarks in meeting with Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Webber Christian Strommen.Velayati said that relations between the two countries dates back to 110 years ago , which indicate there were historical and valuable ties between the two states, although the volume of the relations needs more attention to …
Read More »FM Zarif leaves Kabul for Tehran ending day-long visit
During his short stay in Kabul, the foreign minister met with top-ranking Afghan officials, including President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar and former president Hamid Karzai. In a press conference after their meeting, the Iranian and Afghan foreign ministers …
Read More »Zarif calls for expansion of Iran-Afghan cooperation on water issue
Zarif made the remarks in a joint press conference attended by his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani in Kabul. The top Iranian diplomat called for fostering cooperation between the two countries on water issue, stressing that the settlement of the issue will be beneficial for the two countries' environments. He also …
Read More »Rouhani urges shutting down of unsafe mines
“We need to use modern technologies. If a place lacks enough equipment and is not safe, we should stop the activities of the industrial unit,” Rouhani said, talking to family members of the victims of the deadly incident in northern Iranian province.The government will try its best to prevent such …
Read More »Iran’s Ministry of Sports and Youth receives 316 int’l titles in 4 years
Top on the list are Iran Federation for the Disabled with 37 titles and Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran with 24.Moreover, Sailing Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sports Medicine Federation of IR of Iran, Hockey, Squash, Taekwondo and Ski federations, have successfully represented Iran on …
Read More »Honk Kong PolyU, Tehran Amirkabir Univ. to raise academic co-op
The Head of the International Affairs Office, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and the Dean of School of Accounting and Finance visited Tehran Amirkabir University on Saturday in order to expand their international scientific collaborations. The Hong Kong delegation had a meeting with the deans of the Aerospace …
Read More »