Rouhani made the remarks Sunday while arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.'During the visit, we will hold meetings with heads of countries, elites, senior clerics of Islamic countries, US media and Iranians in New York,' he said.'We will also hold talks with heads of European, Asian, …
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Iranian President arrives in New York
President Rouhani has an intensive agenda during his visit to New York which includes an address to the UN General Assembly meeting to outline Tehran's latest positions on different regional and international issues, particularly the tragic situation of Muslims in Myanmar.The President had also raised the issue of Muslims in …
Read More »Speaker, FM Spox congratulate volleyball team on victory
Larijani and Qasemi extended his congratulations on the occasion on Sunday.National Iranian volleyball team won the third title in the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup by defeating French rivals.1420**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »Iran warns US against continuation of anti-Iran policies
'US decision-makers should have a deeper look at the consequences of their wrong and failed anti-Iranian hostile policies,' Qasemi made the remarks on Sunday in reaction to the recent Washington sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities.'US accusations about Iranian citizens' cyber attack are baseless,' he noted in a reference to …
Read More »Parliament speaker: JCPOA ruined by US officials
Speaking to a group of provincial officials, Larijani said that the recent approval of the US congress is in violation of the JCPOA.He said that the US officials, who claim Iran does not act according to the spirit of the JCPOA; they have ruined the entirety of the accord.Larijani went …
Read More »Iran exports over 9m tons of petrochemicals in 5 months
National Petrochemical Company website said on Sunday that just in the month of Mordad, the fifth month in the Iranian calendar, about 4.6 million tons of petrochemical products were exported.Total domestic sale of the products reached 36 million rials by the end of Mordad. 1420**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »UN Envoy: Iran committed to protecting ozone layer
He made the remarks in a commemoration ceremony held for the 30th anniversary of Montreal Protocol and World Day of Ozone in the venue of Department of Environment.Lewis added that since 2012 the UN is cooperating with DoE in the direction to implement projects to protect ozone layer and reduce …
Read More »OIC to examine Myanmar Muslims genocide during UN meeting
According to the OIC website a ministerial meeting of the Contact Group will be held on the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, 'who are being subjected to persecution, displacement and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar for years'. The situation has worsened in the past few weeks, which caused more than 300,000 of …
Read More »Sirjan becomes world city of Rugs
He told IRNA that registration of a city or village has three phases; first a dossier prepares to be sent to the WCC, second assessors visit the nominee cities and third a voting process takes place to register globally a venue.Vafaei stressed that after considering the report of assessors who …
Read More »Iran president to deliver message of hope in UNGA meeting
'Iran's President Hassan Rouhani will attend the annual UN gathering in New York due to be started on Monday, and he is likely to deliver a message of hope and optimism regarding Iran and the regional affairs. Transpiring at a delicate time in the Middle Eastern affairs, slowly but surely …
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