SNSC Secretariat announced that Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Alexander Lavrentiev is due to meet Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of SNSC on Thursday to further the joint political, military, and security initiatives. Lavrentiev will reflect President Putin’s viewpoints on new regional developments, new exigencies in developing all-out collaborations to fight terrorism …
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Iran’s presidential elections to be held in 103 countries
Talking to reporters, Iranian deputy foreign minister for consular, parliamentary and Iranian affairs Hassan Qashqhavi said over 2.5 Iranians living abroad are eligible to cast their voted. Qhashqavi, who also heads the Supervisory Body Overseeing Iran's Presidential Election Abroad, said 279 polling stations will be open for the elections. “We …
Read More »Iran, Serbia, Venezuela defense ministers meet in Moscow
The meetings were held on the sidelines of the 6th Conference on International Security currently underway in Moscow. Dehqan and his Serbian counterpart Zoran Djordjevic reviewed the latest regional and international developments. The two ministers also called for reinforcement of military cooperation between Iran and Serbia. Meanwhile, Dehqan and his …
Read More »Iranian, Indian defense ministers stress fight on terrorism
The Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, and his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley, talked on regional and international issues on the sidelines of the 6th Conference on International Security.Referring to the common cultural points between Iran and India, and geopolitical and geostrategic importance of the two countries, Dehqan …
Read More »Diplomacy between Iran, Arab nations showing positive signs
These events took place as high tensions and security conditions have dominated the Persian Gulf while next month’s presidential election has influenced Iran’s political atmosphere.The first event pertains to breaking an impasse between Tehran and Riyadh over dispatching Iranian pilgrims to this year’s hajj rituals.The second one revolves around diplomatic …
Read More »Iran, Russia to negotiate boosting nuclear cooperation
Negotiations between the Iranian delegation and their Russian counterparts will take place within the framework of Tehran-Moscow nuclear cooperation in different areas.Following the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which removed obstacles in the way of nuclear cooperation between the two countries, Iran and Russia have jointly …
Read More »Iranian, Kyrgyz officials discuss facilitating visa issuance
Talking to reporters upon his arrival in Mazandaran on Tuesday, he called on all the Iranian investors and tourists to visit and invest in Kyrgyzstan without any concern.Establishment of new regular and weekly flights between Tehran, Mashad and Bishkek were among other topics discussed with the Iranian officials, he said.On …
Read More »Araqchi: US still complying with commitments under JCPOA
He made the remarks at the end of the Seventh Joint Meeting on JCPOA in Vienna in response to a question on his evaluation of US stance regarding the landmark nuclear deal which was signed between Iran and the G5+1 (US, Britain, Russia, France and China plus Germany) in July …
Read More »Minister: US moves may have uncontrollable outcomes
Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, who is visiting Moscow on his Russian counterpart’s invitation, told reporters that since when the US President Donald Trump has taken office some decisions are made and some approaches, previously examined, have been taken which are feared to have uncontrollable outcomes.He is to take part in …
Read More »Official: Iran-Turkey terrorism campaign necessary
“The two countries have the capacity and capability to fight terrorism and extremism on regional and global levels,” said Mohsen Rouhisefat in an address to the 3rd Iran-Turkey Forum in Van on Tuseday.Terming terrorism and extremism as 'major threats' to the region and the world, the official said single long-term …
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