Pakistan to get ECO rotating chairmanship in a few days after ECO summit of heads of states in Islamabad.In an interview with IRNA on the sidelines of SOM, Majid Bizmark, Director General For Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said, 'I would also …
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UN official urges collective efforts to solve dust storm problem
“I appreciate people of Khuzestan who talked with me about terrible conditions of their city. During my current trip to Iran, I will not be able to visit Khuzestan since I have to take a tour to Orumiyeh which has been planned previously,” the message reads.“As you know, Orumiyeh also …
Read More »Iran underlines continuation of diplomatic efforts to resolve Syrian crisis
He made the remarks in a meeting with Hussein Ragheb al-Hussein, a member of the Syrian People Assembly and Deputy Head of the Syrian National Dialogue Commission.“We take sufferings of the Syrian people as our own and we will continue diplomatic talks to decrease their pains especially in the blocked …
Read More »IAEA reports significant for Iran’s stature
It has often been suggested that nuclear talks were held between Iran and the P5+1 (the US, Britain, France, Russia, China plus Germany). However, apart from these countries, two legal entities, namely the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were part of the negotiations.Meanwhile, the role of …
Read More »Issue of Palestine should be kept alive as Islamic world’s major issue
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting here with the visiting wife of the Palestinian commander Martyr Qantar, a high-profile Lebanese ... killed by the Zionist regime's airstrike on a residential building in Jaramana near the Syrian capital in 2015.Qantar’s wife, Zeinab Barjavi is in Tehran as one of the …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Feb 26
**IRAN NEWS- Elections, greatest power against enemies- Thailand seals Iran rice deal- Iran to buy 950 tons of yellow cake from Kazakhstan**IRAN DAILY- Our duty is to encourage people to vote not through words but actions- Salehi: Iran plans to buy Kazakh uranium ore- Zarif: World admits IRGC supports regional …
Read More »Naqvi-Hosseini: IAEA’s report on Iran positive move
“The IAEA’s report which is issued in the second year of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a positive one and it once again reiterated on Iran’s commitment to fulfilling its commitments in line with nuclear agreement,” Naqavi-Hosseini said. He noted that according to international …
Read More »Zarif: Iran's military capability meant for self-defense
“We use our high military capability to defend ourselves in the face of the illusive thoughts of those who take pride in some imported weaponry,” Zarif said. They well know that a nation whose sovereignty is derived from the message of martyrs and the efforts of its scientists and armed …
Read More »UN Official: Iran succeeds in removing environmental challenges
Solheim, also UN undersecretary, told IRNA on the sidelines of visiting Orumiyeh Lake on Saturday that the issue of dust particles is the biggest problem for Iran in the field of environment and we discussed the issue with Vice-President Ebtekar.He reiterated that the issue is the most important problem for …
Read More »FM hails IRGC support for neighboring countries against terrorism
He made the remarks in a ceremony here while commenting on the US efforts to sanction IRGC.Those efforts have never benefited the US, Zarif stressed.The ceremony was held to commemorate martyrs of the Foreign Ministry.Reacting to recent anti-Iran remarks made by the Turkish officials, he said that the fight against …
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