Zarif arrived in Rome earlier today after ending his visit to Berlin, Germany.In Rome, Zarif is to hold talks with his Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano and other senior officials in that country.The talks will focus on issues of mutual interests as well as international and regional questions, Syrian crisis in …
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Zarif in Rome for talks with top Italian officials
During visit to Rome which took place after his visit to Berlin, Zarif is to hold talks with his Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano and other senior officials here.The talks will focus on issues of mutual interest as well as important international and regional questions.Italy has been among Iran’s major trade …
Read More »2nd CICA forum opens in Beijing
Some 200 representatives of the member states, including Head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharazi and the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) managing director Mohammad Khoddadi are participating in the two-day conference.Asia’s security and development is the main topic of the conference and participants will discuss on …
Read More »US unwilling to see major cause of terrorist acts in America: Iran FM spox
“The US blatantly gives wrong address,” Qasemi said expressing regret to the US government over its trade reasons.In reaction to the US Supreme Court’s decision to agree President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban on six Muslim countries- Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen- Qasemi said “Although the Supreme Court’s …
Read More »Afghan nation capable of fighting terrorists: Larijani
In a meeting with Afghan Parliament Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Tuesday on the sidelines of Second Meeting of Eurasian Parliament Speakers, Larijani said that terrorism has hindered the country and foreign troops in the country under the pretext of fighting terrorism have disrupted the country’s progress. He further noted …
Read More »Larijani: Iran-Azerbaijan cooperation entered new stage
He made the remarks in a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ogtai Asadov on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Second Meeting of Eurasian Parliaments Speakers in Seoul.He further noted that the two countries have suitable cooperation in the fields of energy, electricity, agriculture, customs affairs and security issues within …
Read More »Larijani: Iran, Russia really fighting terrorists
He made the remarks in a meeting with Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin on the sidelines of Meeting of Eurasia Parliament Speakers on Tuesday.“We are willing to host the meeting in Tehran in 2019,” he said.Noting that Iran and Russia …
Read More »Zarif: Ban on Muslims not helping the US to become safer place
“A bigoted ban on Muslims will not keep US safer. Instead of policies empowering extremists, US should join the real fight against them,” Zarif wrote on his Twitter page on Tuesday. In December 2015, after a deadly militant attack in Paris claimed by the ISIL group, then-candidate Trump called for …
Read More »Zarif meets German president in Berlin
The meeting between Zarif and Steinmeier took place after the Iranian foreign minister conferred with his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel and they also attended a joint press conference in the German capital. Zarif attended the annual meeting of the European Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin where he termed the …
Read More »Escalating tensions in Syria to serve Daesh: FM
“Another dangerous US escalation in Syria on fake pretext will only serve ISIS, precisely when it’s being wiped out by Iraqi and Syrian people,” Zarif wrote on his Twitter page on Tuesday. “Instead of pursuing the policies that strengthen the extremists, the US should join the real war against them,” …
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