Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has affirmed the importance of eradicating the hotbed of terrorism in Idlib, saying that patience in not endless regarding the presence of terrorists in it. Lavrov, during his speech at Munich Security Conference on Saturday, said that the three guarantor states of Astana process (Russia, Iran and Turkey) agreed during […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed Tehran’s readiness to provide support for Beirut in all areas. He made the remarks Saturday in an interview with Al-Manar after his meeting with Lebanese Minister of National Defense Elias Bou Saab on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Touching upon his recent trip to […]

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at Munich Security Conference that there are tactical differences between Europe and the United States on Iran, but their ultimate goal is the same. She added that the US withdrawal from the only existing agreement with Iran, that is the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), will have no effect on containing what she […]

Germany rejected an appeal by US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday for Europeans to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal and isolate Tehran. Heiko Maas fired back after harsh criticism from US Vice President Mike Pence of some of Washington’s closest European allies. According to AP, Maas told a conference of world leaders and […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with Uzbekistan’s mass media heads and representatives. The Minister informed journalists about the upcoming International Conference “Central Asian Connectivity: Challenges and new Opportunities”, which will be held on February 19-20, 2019 in Tashkent. It is expected that the President of the Republic […]

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) minister for trade, Veronika Nikishina, said the EAEU member countries are ready to continue talks with Iran to develop trade and economic cooperation. She made the remark during the signing ceremony of a trilateral memorandum of understanding on wheat trade between Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran. The signing ceremony took place on February […]

 European officials on Friday voiced strong support for the Iran nuclear deal, a day after US Vice President Pence demanded that the bloc’s major powers follow Washington in withdrawing from the agreement. According to Washington Post, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini voiced strong support for the Iran nuclear deal in her adddress to the […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday met with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini in the German city of Munich. During the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 55th Munich Security Conference, the two sides discussed the latest developments regarding the Iran nuclear deal, regional issues, and other topics of […]

Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua has cancelled trade talks with Britain’s Finance Minister Philip Hammond after Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson threatened to deploy an aircraft carrier in Beijing’s backyard, a report said. Hu was due to hold trade talks with Hammond this weekend. Instead, The Sun newspaper report said, Hu cancelled the talks in protest at […]

The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which is due to come online by the end of 2019, will be built despite the EU’s Gas Directive amendment, Vladimir Chizhov, Russian envoy to the EU said on Thursday. The new provisional directive agreed Wednesday governing gas pipeline imports, including Russia’s planned Nord Stream 2 to bring […]