He made the remarks in his address to the formal debate of the UN General Assembly on implementation of an HIV/AIDS extensive and effective harm reduction program.The full text of his statement reads:Mr. President,Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly …
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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on June 11
**IRAN NEWS-Iran, Russia, Syria to promote anti-terror cooperation-No long-term deal with Shell-World Bank expects 4.7% economic growth in Iran**IRAN DAILY-UN accuses Saudis of pressure over blacklist-South Korea's condensate imports from Iran to soar in June-Brexit could mean benefit cuts for poor families**IRANIANS-Sponsors of terrorism should be punished-Iran condemns terrorist attack …
Read More »Rezaei Blasts UN for removing Riyadh's name from child killers' List
“The name of Saudi Arabia was easily removed from the list of violators of the children’s list for crimes in Yemen and the UN secretary general acknowledges that the move was done due to the possibility of cutting the UN’s budgets,” Rezaie wrote on his Instagram account.“Of course this dual-track …
Read More »Caspian Sea littoral states meeting ends in Moscow
Issues related to Caspian Sea will be considered and negotiated next month in Astana.Iranian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour attended the meeting.Deputy foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan Republic discussed context of legal regime convention of Caspian Sea in this round …
Read More »Senior Diplomat: Iran not to quit until removal of all banking, financial obstacles
He wrote in his telegram channel on Friday that Iran has enough tools to impose pressure on the other side.However, he urged to avoid ignoring the facts about very important achievements of continuation of enrichment and other important nuclear programs and to reduce goals of JCPOA just to economic interests …
Read More »Iran, Russia DyFMs meet in Moscow
In the meeting, the two sides considered situation in the region and the latest developments in the Middle East and underlined convergence between the two countries for solving problems.Deputy Foreign Ministers of five littoral states of Caspian Sea had a 3-day meeting in Moscow, which ended on Friday by signing …
Read More »Iran, Russia, Syria will boost efforts to find ways to stop war, bloodshed
Speaking in a meeting with Syrian Defense Minister Fahd Jassem al-Freij, Shamkhani voiced satisfaction over the outcome of the Iran-Syria-Russia tripartite meeting on confronting terrorism and Takfiri groups.He congratulated his Syrian counterpart on consecutive success of Syrian army and popular forces to wipe out considerable parts of different parts of …
Read More »Dehqan: Campaign against terrorism needs firmness, speed
Speaking on the sidelines of the Iran-Russia-Syria tripartite meeting, Brigadier General Dehqan said, 'Campaign against terrorism will be possible in light of vigilance, unity, firmness and speedy action. On the call of the legal government of Syria, we consider support for government and nation of the country in campaign against …
Read More »Prayers Leader urges 3 branches of power to cooperate to solve problems
Delivering his second Friday prayers sermon, Ayatollah Kermani said, 'The revolution is a trust for you and me today; be careful not to be threatened by both ignorance and injustice.'He said all officials in charge should be bent on moving the wheels of economy to reach the phase of the …
Read More »Embassy warns Iranians to avoid presence in crowded zones in Turkey
Iranian Embassy statement also asked all Iranians and passengers heading for Turkish cities to observe security warnings and regulations of the officials of the host country and avoid presence in the highly frequented locations and gatherings.It said the consular sections of Iranian Embassy in Ankara, Istanbul, Erzurum and Trabzon will …
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