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Iran National Football Team Arrives in Antalya

reporter 1222 — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 12:41:52 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iran national football team delegation arrived in Antalya, Turkey Sunday morning.

Iran is scheduled to meet Mali in Antalya on Tuesday.

Dragan Skocic’s team defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 in a warm-up match on Thursday in Tashkent.

These matches are part of preparation for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, where Iran sits third in Group C behind Iraq and Bahrain.

Some media reports suggested that the match would be canceled since two Malian players, namely Kiki Kouyaté and Molla Wagué, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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Joining ECO Increases cooperation in Region; Zarif hopes

reporter 1222 — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 05:10:20 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had participated at the Economic Cooperation Organization’s foreign ministerial meeting in Turkey’s Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Saturday, said in a post on his Twitter page that Iran prioritizes cooperation with neighbors. Zarif hoped that joining ECO will end to an increase in regional cooperation.

ECO includes Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

“In keeping with Iran’s foreign policy that posits our neighbors should always come first, regional cooperation remains a priority,” Zarif wrote.

Zarif expressed hope that Iran’s southern neighbors, which include countries lying on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf, would also join the economic bloc.

“We hope this cooperation can be welcomed by neighbors to our south, too.”

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu chaired the 24th ECO meeting on Saturday.

According to Anadolu Agency, at the opening speech, Cavusoglu said Turkey will develop a new initiative in Asia during its presidency, and increase the dynamism in Asia by working in many areas such as education, trade, technology, culture, cultural and political dialogue.

The meeting will conclude on Sunday.

“As a founding member and the chair of the organization, we will continue in an effective manner activity of the ECO which aims at increasing cooperation and well-being in our region,” a statement by the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Stressing that the trade volume in the ECO region is around $100 billion, Cavusoglu said it is necessary for Turkey to be willing to achieve more goals.

Cavusoglu added that intra-regional trade, energy efficiency, as well as tourism should be promoted.

On the sidelines of the meeting, Cavusoglu also met with Zarif.

The council of ministers is the highest policy and decision-making body of ECO that meets in regular, informal or extraordinary sessions.

Established as Regional Cooperation for Development in 1964 by Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey, the organization was renamed as ECO in 1985, according to its website. Joining ECO began since then.

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Iran Calls for Eurasian Parliaments’ Action against Unilateralism

reporter 1222 — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 01:30:38 +0000

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called on the parliaments of the Eurasian countries to join hands against unilateralism and enhance political and trade ties.
The Iranian parliament speaker on Tuesday delivered a speech to the 3rd Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments in the Turkish city of Antalya, held with the theme “Economic Cooperation, Environment and Sustainable Development in Eurasia.”

In his address, Larijani said it is necessary for the Eurasian parliaments to close ranks against unilateralism, adding, “The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the conference members should adopt wise, balanced and active policies to further strengthen the process of multilateralism and redefine and enhance the areas of political, security, economic and trade cooperation.”

On the grounds for cooperation among the Eurasian states, the Iranian speaker proposed plans to broaden parliamentary cooperation and interaction among the governments, private sectors, and regional and international organizations, ease customs regulations, facilitate the free flow of investment, coordinate monetary and financial policies, and use the currencies of the regional nations in trade.
He also denounced the US administration’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, calling on the Eurasian states to devise an appropriate framework for protecting the environment after ratification of the parliaments.

“The illegal and unilateral measures by powers like the US on international issues have created big challenges for the international community, such as that (US) government’s illegal withdrawal from the JCPOA, its unlawful decision about the Palestinian issue and declaring al-Quds the capital of an illegitimate, occupying and aggressive regime, the pullout from the Paris climate deal, and upsetting the world trade’s tariff system,” Larijani stated.

He further slammed Washington’s unilateral and illegal withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and its move to re-impose cruel sanctions against Tehran as a sign of re-emergence of the failed and worn-out policy of unilateralism in the international relations.

Accompanied by a delegation of Iranian lawmakers, Larijani arrived in Antalya on Monday for the Eurasian conference.

The conference is attended by 20 parliament speakers and parliamentary delegations from 17 Asian and European nations.

The first and second editions of the conference were held in Russia and South Korea, respectively.

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