Iranian parliamentary friendship group leaves Tehran for Kiev
A delegation of Iranian MPs left Tehran for Kiev early on Monday to hold the Iran-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group meetings and meet with a host of Ukrainian officials. The Chairman of Social Issues Commission of Iranian Parliament Salman Khodadi headed the members of Iran-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group to Ukrainian capital city of Kiev. The four-strong […]
China, Italy to build solar power plant in Yazd
Concurrent with the first anniversary of World Registration of Historical Texture of Yazd, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked with two Chinese and Italian companies on Sunday for the construction of solar power plant in this historical city. The MoU was signed at the venue of Yazd Investment Services Center in the presence of […]
Iran joins amity, coop. treaty of ASEAN
With Iranian Expediency Council approving the TAC (the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia) on Saturday, Iran joined the international agreement. The Expediency Council of Iran approved the bill to join Iran to TAC (the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia) on Saturday. The members of the council convened for the […]
Europe should find practical solutions for saving JCPOA: Pres. Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the High Council of Economic Cooperation that Europeans have the political will to preserve the JCPOA but they must offer practical solutions. “European countries have the political will to continue economic cooperation under the nuclear deal, but realizing this objective requires the adoption of practical steps and clear decisions that must […]
Ghasemi dismisses claims on Germany’s holding Iranian forex assets
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi dismissed as untrue claims that Germany has seized a portion of Iran’s frozen foreign exchange assets due to US new sanctions, deeming the circulation of such rumors a psychological warfare aimed to disrupt Iran-EU’s relations. Speaking to Fars News Agency on Saturday, Bahram Ghasemi stressed that Iran and Germany’s economic relations […]
Finnish envoy hails Iran-Finland ties after JCPOA
TEHRAN – Finnish Ambassador to Tehran Keijo Norvanto said on Saturday that trade relations between Iran and Finland has grown since the implementation of the nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Norvanto expressed the hope that cooperation between the two countries will further expand over next years, IRNA reported. […]
Social Security Organization VC to support startups
TEHRAN – Iran’s Social Security Organization plans to support startups by establishment of a venture capital, the CEO of organization Taqi Nourbkhash said on Tuesday, ILNA reported. Iran’s Social Security Investment Company, which is known with its Persian acronym SHASTA, plans to establish a venture capital (VC) with two trillion rials (about 47 million dollars) […]
Agreement in Bosra al-Cham for ceasefire, handing over weapons to state
SANA war correspondent reported on Friday evening that an agreement reached between Syrian Government and terrorist groups in Bosra al-Cham city. The correspondent said the agreement stipulates for starting a ceasefire and for terrorists to hand over heavy and medium weapons in all cities and towns. The agreement stipulates for resolving the legal status of […]
Iran condemns French FM comments on its regional policies
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said that short-sighted political interests should not lead the French government to distort Iran’s constructive policies in the region. The Iranian spokesman made the remarks in a talk with ISNA on Friday, responding to the latest anti-Iran accusations by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Interviewing with RTL Radio […]
Iran’s Zarif Rejects Claims on Receiving US Green Cards in Nuclear Talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed as baseless recent claims that the Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during the negotiations that led to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In comments released on Saturday, Zarif rejected media reports that the US gave green cards to […]