Speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of a ceremony held to commemorate the anniversary of the kidnapped diplomats in Lebanon, Hosseini appreciated the role of the Lebanese government and foreign ministry in presenting solution to this issue.Iran respects Lebanese government's regulations and will follow up the case, he added. He …
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Iran focusing on non-oil exports to 15 neighboring countries: Dy Minister
Zarandi went on to say to note that even in the worst conditions of sanctions, Iran can maintain its business relationships with these countries.He also said that figures showed only two percent of the imports done by these 15 neighboring countries with together accommodate 600 million people are dedicated to Iran. …
Read More »Gol-o-Golab: Rose Festival in a western Iran County
The 9th Rose Festival in a village called Onsoroud in northwestern Iran province of East Azarbaijan aims at introducing the tourism capacities of the region and boosting cultivation of certain kinds of flower gardens and medicinal plants. IRNA/Seyyed Kazem Yousefi. IRNA English
Read More »UK seizure of Iranian oil tanker amounts to sea piracy: Official
Iranian Foreign Ministry late on Thursday summoned UK Ambassador to Iran Robert Macaire over the illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker.In the course of summon, head of Foreign Ministry Third Bureau of Western Europe deplored the UK move as an illegal, and called for immediate release of the tanker, …
Read More »Iran, Pakistan serious to remove trade hurdles: Minister
Rahmani made the remarks during an interview with IRNA on the sidelines of 8th Pak-Iran Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting in Islamabad on Thursday.He added that Iranian delegation had constructive meetings with Pakistan officials on expansion of trade and economic ties between the two states. The minister said that a …
Read More »Ties with Iran not to be influenced by any third country: India
"After six-month-long exemptions from US sanctions to buy oil from Iran ended in May, India said it will deal with the issue based on three factors — the country's energy security, commercial consideration and economic interests," wrote Times of India."India's bilateral relations with Iran stand on their own and are …
Read More »Iran defense minister reaffirms support for Iraqi Govt & people
Support for the Iraqi people and government is Iran's policy, and due to the political will of the two governments in past decade, the ties between the two countries have reached an "exemplary level", Brigadier-General Hatami in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Najah Hassan Ali al-Shemeri.Hatami congratulated Najah Hassan …
Read More »Pakistan intends to expand trade ties with Iran, despite US sanctions: PM aide
Abdul Razak Dawood in an interview with IRNA hoped that both the states can find a genuine way forward to do more business.“We are very excited that Iranian delegation led by Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani has come to Pakistan because the last Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting …
Read More »Explosion of old ammunition in northern Iran kills two
Colonel Masoud Forouzan added that the incident was reported to police at 15:00 on Wednesday.Investigations revealed that three were destroying ceiling of a shop when suddenly an object fell down and exploded due to a blow son of the shopkeeper dealt with it out of curiosity, he said. He further …
Read More »Impact of Iran’s stances on OPEC’s Charter of Cooperation evident: Minister of Petroleum
On the sidelines of the government meeting on Wednesday, about the meeting with the Saudi Minister of Energy on the sidelines of the OPEC meeting, Zanganeh noted, "We spoke to the Saudi Minister of Energy at the 7-hour meeting, and the result of the negotiations was the same as obtained …
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