Review of the latest report released by the IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano on the implementation process of the July 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is on the meeting’s agenda.The IAEA Board of Governors meeting is being held behind closed doors without the presence …
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Results of Hajj talks to be announced in due time: Spokesman
Foreign Ministry is not responsible for the Hajj talks, Qasemi said at his weekly press conference on Monday.However, he stressed, the Foreign Ministry has been informed that the recent Hajj talks have been positive to some extent.The two sides (Iranian and Saudi officials) have also reviewed the ways of providing …
Read More »FM spokesman rejects Bahraini officials’ latest anti-Iran claims
Describing those claims as 'baseless', Qasemi said that the Bahraini rulers who are not able to resolve the country's internal problems and failed to meet the peaceful and civilian demands of their nation properly, used to occasionally relate protests in their country to Iran. It is obvious that playing a …
Read More »Talks on Syria slated for mid-March in Kazakhstan
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Abdrakhmanov said that the fourth round of the Syria talks will run for two days in the Kazakh capital.Talks for holding the next round of Astana talks on Syria has been finalized and the only remaining issue is to set the level of the negotiations, …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on March 6
**IRAN NEWS- Tehran-Baku relation enters a new chapter- Iran may award Kish deal to Shell- Iran asks UN for regional forum on particulates**IRAN DAILY- Leader: Iran, Azerbaijan have potential to boost trade tenfold- Scor eager to boost insurance ties with Iran- In day of pro-Trump rallies, California march turns violent**KAYHAN …
Read More »IORA influential in global developments: Deputy FM
Addressing the IORA Council of Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, Araqchi urged the IORA member states to strengthen cooperation within the framework of the Association’s six priority areas.The senior Iranian diplomat further called for focusing on the trade and investment issues in line with cooperation among the IORA …
Read More »Supreme Leader receives Azeri president
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tehran, March 5, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday received Azeri President Ilham Aliyev. www.irna.ir
Read More »Supreme Leader: Expediency of Azeri government rests in sharing with people religious sentiments
The Supreme Leader made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Tehran on Sunday. Religious commonalities bring more affinity between the two nations and officials, the Supreme Leader said, adding that the current level of economic cooperation is much lower than existing facilities and capabilities …
Read More »Zarif to depart for Indonesia tonight
According to the report of Foreign Ministry Media Department, Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Sunday afternoon that the first summit of the union is to be held in Jakarta on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its establishment.Qasemi said that the 3-day meeting is holding in three levels of …
Read More »Iran, Azerbaijan stress fighting terrorism
Both the Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan consider terrorism, which has its roots in Wahhabi and Salafi ideologies, as the biggest regional threats, President Rouhani said on Sunday in a joint press conference with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev who is in Tehran on an official visit.Both countries believe …
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