In an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Kim Sengupta referred to the start of Austria's rotating presidency of EU and also the upcoming meeting of NATO as well as the planned meeting between the Russian and US presidents and said that 'It was an important time …
Read More »Iran wins 3 medals in Croatian world wrestling c'ships
Amir Hussein Zare snatched a gold medal in the 110 kg weight category while Mohmmad Reza Qiasi and Mohammad Karimi won a silver and a bronze medals in 80 and 65 kg weight classes respectively.Other Iranian wrestlers are to face their rivals in five other weight classes in the Croatian …
Read More »North Khorasan prov. signs 40 MoUs with local, foreign firms
Director of provincial Foreign Investment Negotiations Hall Bahman Jabbari told IRNA on Tuesday that the agreements were inked by municipalities of Shirvan, Asfarayen, Ashkhaneh, Bojnourd, Lujali and Gorgan and Iranian and foreign companies.Noting that 14 of the MoUs were signed with foreign firms, he added that the agreements dealt with …
Read More »President Rouhani arrives in Vienna
During his visit to Switzerland, Rouhani met with his Swiss counterpart, Alain Berset, discussing latest developments in the region and world.Rouhani is in Vienna at the invitation of his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen.He is scheduled to meet with top Austrian officials and sign several agreements on cooperation in …
Read More »Abu Dhabi's ADNOC reveals potential to increase oil production
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced that it has the capability to increase oil production by several hundred barrels a day, according to Al-Jazeera Media Network. The state-owned energy giant confirmed that it currently has an oil production capacity of around 3.3 million bpd, and remains on track …
Read More »Switzerland eager to preserve JCPOA: UN envoy
Talking to IRNA on Tuesday, he hailed Tehran-Bern excellent, constructive and long-standing ties, saying that they have always had interaction with each other.Asked whether the visit had a message to the international community to keep the deal, he said that of course that’s the case and all should endeavor to …
Read More »Iran, Syria ink cooperation MoU
The Memo was signed in Tehran on Tuesday by Syrian Minister of Higher Education Dr. Atef Nadaf and Iranian Deputy Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education for Education Affairs Baqer Larijani in the Presence of Syria’s Ambassador to Iran Dr. Adnan Mahmoud, SANA reported from Tehran.The MoU includes cooperation …
Read More »President off to Austria
President had on the first leg of his two-nation tour of Europe arrived in Switzerland on Monday and was welcomed by his Swiss counterpart.While in Switzerland, President Rouhani met and conferred with the Swiss president and then met with Iranians residing in Switzerland. Iran-Switzerland seminar was held on Tuesday morning …
Read More »ATR seeks export license to deliver planes to Iran
He tweeted on Tuesday the series are part of order placed by Iran Air for 20 such planes.ATR confirmed that it has applied for a new export license from the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to allow it to deliver the final 12 ATR 72s of …
Read More »Swiss appreciates Rouhani for comprehensive JCPOA talks
“Thank you President @Rouhani_ir for extensive talks held today in #Bern regarding the Iran nuclear deal and Swiss-Iranian relations. Open and frank discussions on bilateral Road Map,” Berset wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday.President Rouhani, leading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, arrived in Zurich of Switzerland on Monday upon an …
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