Zarif made the remarks while addressing Majlis (Parliament) open session where he attended this morning to answer few questions raised by a number of MPs about Foreign Ministry's activities.He said that the major duty of the Foreign Ministry at present time is to coordinate the body's economic activities.Briefing the lawmakers …

Jahangiri made the remark in the International Conference of 'Tourism Industry Investment Opportunities with an approach of resistance economy,' in Tehran.Jahangiri added that tourism is one of the most important fields and effective element in inter-cultural communication and its development will play basic role in promotion of understanding on the …

World Wushu Championship in the presence of representatives of 51 countries kicked off on September 29 in Burgas, Bulgaria.Iranian Wushu squad has received 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze ones during the competitions.World Wushu Championship will be closed on Monday evening.9376**1424 www.irna.ir

According to a press release issued by the UN Information Center in Tehran (UNIC) on Sunday, the UN chief made the remarks in a message on International Day of Non-violence, 2 October 2016.The full text of his message reads:Every year on the International Day of Non-Violence, we re-commit ourselves to …

Nazari told IRNA on Sunday that tourists visited waterfall, Kooshk Garden Hall of Neyasar, Raees Historical Cave and Chaar Taaghi Zigurat and took part in rose water festival among other tourist attractions.He said that the tourists came from Russia, Germany, Japan, France, China, South Korea, and Arab states of the …

Talking to reporters on Sunday, Mohsen Ghamsari also commented on Iran's ability to increase production and export rates of its crude oil now that it has been excluded from oil freeze plan.Noting that Iranian refineries use 1.8 mbpd of crude oil, he said surplus production would be allocated to exports.On …

“On behalf of the Asian football family, I would like to congratulate the Islamic Republic of Iran for their spectacular displays, commendable resolve and consistency throughout the competition.“As articulated in our Vision and Mission, IR Iran has proven that Asian teams can not only compete but dominate the world’s biggest …

Supreme Leader made the remakes in a recent meeting with officials of a local body in charge of preserving martyrs memories in the northeastern province of Northern Khorasan and southeastern province of Kohkiloyeh and Boyerahmad. The meeting was held in Tehran.Ayatollah Khamenei underscored that remembering martyrs would foil the enemies …

Meanwhile, South Koran and Chinese athletes ranked first and second respectively.Iran and Philippines jointly stood third in the event.The championship opened in Lima, Peru, on Sept 29 attended by 762 athletes from 52 countries.Poomsae is a defined pattern of defense-and-attack motions in Taekwondo.9060**1424 www.irna.ir

Addressing the Majlis (Parliament) open session on Sunday, Zarif said in past days cooperation with Iran would cost foreign countries dearly, but now they are honored to do so.Zarif is now in the Majlis to brief parliamentarians on the political and economic activities of the Iranian embassies in foreign countries.He …