In the gathering, Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Assistant for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji highlighted Tehran’s stance in support of a political solution to preserve Yemen’s territorial integrity, independence and unity, and a four-point plan for the political resolution of the crisis.

Khaji also described the Stockholm agreement as an important step in Yemen’s political process and regretted the other party’s disruptions in its implementation, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.

The Iranian official said the Saudi-Emirati coalition’s air, maritime and land siege of Yemen has blocked the fair access of all Yemenis to humanitarian aid, and emphasized the need to halt military operations against the country.

The Yemeni ambassador also outlined the latest political and military developments in Yemen. Referring to the Government of National Salvation’s initiative to halt drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia on the condition that the other party would do the same, he expressed readiness to stop the war immediately.

He also deplored the humanitarian situation in Yemen and called on the Latin American countries to step up their pressure to lift the blockade and send humanitarian aid to Yemen.

The Latin American ambassadors, in turn, praised the Iranian Foreign Ministry for providing such an opportunity, admired the Yemeni people’s resistance against the invaders, and insisted on political solution to end the Yemen war and send humanitarian aid to the country.

At the end of the meeting, the participants emphasized the need for respecting Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, stopping military operations and establishing a ceasefire, resolving the Yemen crisis politically, holding Yemeni-Yemeni talks with the participation of all Yemeni groups without outsiders’ interference, and for serious consideration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

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National Salvation Government of Yemen appointed al-Deilami as the new Yemeni plenipotentiary ambassador to Tehran in mid-August.

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Austrian Ambassador mentioned that high experience and knowledge in the field of relief and rescue in Iran can be useful for Austria and the international community, adding that Austria welcomes the bilateral cooperation with Iran in transferring the experiences of the two countries in this field.

Holding rescue exercises and cooperation with universities in the field of crisis management, as well as training of experts and managers will be among the priorities of the two countries, he noted.

Reza Karami, for his part, said that flood and earthquake are two notable crises which should be considered in Tehran, adding that Tehran is highly vulnerable due to worn-out texture and population density.

He mentioned that there are active faults in Tehran, as well as rivers which can cause floods.

We hope that through the experience and assistance of the Austria, we will solve some of the problems we are facing, Karami added.

Emphasizing on the development of relations between the two countries and exchange of experiences in the field of crisis management, he said that Iran welcomes any bilateral and multilateral cooperation in international relations.

Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, destructive earthquakes in Iran occur often. Since 1900, at least 126,000 fatalities have resulted from earthquakes in Iran.

Also, from mid-March to April 2019 widespread flash flooding affected large parts of Iran, most severely in Golestan, Fars, Khuzestan, Lorestan, and other provinces. Iran has been hit by three major waves of rain and flooding over the course of two weeks which led to flooding in at least 26 of Iran’s 31 provinces and at least 70 people died nationwide as of 6 April, according to the officials.

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He also hailed the exhibition in Mashhad adding that its having the first specialized exhibition of Turkmenistan held in Mashhad will facilitate border cooperation between the two sides.

In mid-July, and in a meeting with head of Iran-Turkmenistan Parliament Friendship Group, Kourosh Karampour Haghighi, Turkmenistan’s FM Rashid Meredov underscored that the two sides have cooperated with each other at international levels previously and continuing the same track can further cement their ties.

He also welcomed any expansion of parliamentary relations between the two countries.

Karampour, for his turn, noted that developing relations with central Asian countries, in particular Turkmenistan, stands among top priorities of Iranian foreign ministry.

He hoped that Iran-Turkmenistan joint economic commission will be formed as soon as possible to boost bilateral trade ties.

The Iranian official named energy, transportation and transit sectors as main field of cooperation between the two countries.

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Calling for expansion of economic ties between the two countries, he added that the trilateral meeting among the Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents is to be held in near future, where the three sides will explore the development of their ties.

Late in June, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati stressed his country’s interest in expanding mutual trade cooperation with Russia and selling its oil with the help of the Northern neighbor.

“Russia, in parallel with the Europeans, has presented a proposal for trade cooperation with Iran and we are also interested in trade ties with them because Russia can supply many of our needs by purchasing oil from us,” Hemmati said in an interview with the state TV on June 23.

Early in July, Russian Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov stated that Moscow will ignore Washington’s sanctions against Iran and continue to trade with the Middle Eastern nation without creating any special mechanisms.

“Our colleagues here [in Brussels] sometimes ask why Russia and China do not create their own INSTEX [Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges]. To that we answer with the question: why do we need it? We have already traded and will trade without paying any attention to US sanctions,” Chizhov told Sputnik.

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The Chinese ambassador emphasized the enhancement of Iran-China cooperation and said that China is always interested in strengthening and developing relation with Iran despite US sanctions against Iran.

Emphasizing that the most countries in the world oppose unilateral US sanctions against Iran, Chang Hua mentioned that China is opposed to US unilateral sanctions against Iran and supports Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), adding that expansion of trade cooperation between the two countries is stressed.

There was good talk on boosting cooperation between Iran and China during the visit of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani to China, and the two sides agreed to expand cooperation, Chinese ambassador noted.

Referring to registered Iranian cultural heritage on the UNESCO List, he said that Iran has high capacities in various fields and China is interested in comprehensive cooperation with Iran.

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He also appreciated the Bangladeshi nation and government for hosting Rohingya Muslims and expressed Iran’s willingness to help the refugees.

After presenting his letter of credence to  Rouhani, the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to Tehran AFM Gousal Azam Sarker said “my mission is deepening relations between the two countries.”

“The two countries’ cooperation has been based on long-standing relations and close cultural roots and stances in international stages,” he said.

During the meeting, the ambassador also invited the Iranian president to attend the coming D8 Summit on behalf of his country’s high-ranking officials.

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The ceremony commenced with hoisting of the national flag whilst the people who attended the ceremony recited the national anthem.

Ambassador Octavino Alimudin also delivered a speech on the Independence Day of Indonesia.

ّّFollowing is the press release of Indonesian embassy on the occasion:

Today, 17th of August 2019, Indonesian citizens have a flag raising ceremony on the occasion of 74th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia to commemorate the Independence that was struggled by our national heroes 74 years ago. It is as a bridge to prosper our people, to uphold justice towards common progress.

With the theme of the 74th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia in 2019 is “Great human resources, Indonesia onward”. For the struggle and hard work of our national leaders, and with the support of Indonesian people, today as we mark our 74 years of Independence,  we should have more capital to become a great nation not only in human resources but also in various aspects.

Indonesia that stretches from Sabang to Merauke, from Miangas to Rote, is the biggest Moslem population and the third biggest democratic country in the world. The Indonesian government has given high priority to infrastructure development by opening the isolated areas throughout Indonesia, mainly in the remote areas, the outermost Islands and the border region to strengthen our national connectivity as one of assets that we have to protect.

Indonesia has just conducted the democratic party namely General Election of 2019 as the first Election that was held simultaneously at home and abroad, including in Iran in April 2019.  The election for Indonesian citizens in Iran has been well organized by   The Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) and The Foreign Voters Organizing Group (KPPSLN) in Tehran, Qom and Post. All Indonesian Citizens in Iran has used their rights to vote whereas about 90.24% of the Fixed Voter List (DPT) and with the participation, at least all Indonesian Citizens In Iran have participated to determine the development of Indonesia for the next 5 years.

The more mature of Indonesian democracy life will strengthen the nation and government posture to interact with other countries including the Islamic Republic of Iran. The bilateral relationship between the two countries has been conducted more than 60 years and currently the cooperation has been progressing in all sectors.

In the whole last year, Indonesia has maintained its tight relations in all aspect with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Both Governments have signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Health Cooperation between the Ministries of Health of Indonesia-Iran. Meanwhile, the Parliaments of both Countries also have a good cooperation in the parliamentary forum to boost their bilateral relations.

In the economic sector, Indonesia keep strengthening its trade cooperation between both countries by reducing their tariff barrier through the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) of Indonesia – Iran which is expected to be finalized soon. Indonesia is also actively promoting the economic cooperation and facilitating the interaction between the businessmen. The decreasing of trade rate due to the difficulties of banking/financial transactions with Iran has not reduced Iran’s interest to import leading commodities of Indonesian products such as agriculture products and processed products.

Despite of 35% of the decrease of visa issuance comparing with the previous year, it is because of Iran’s economic difficulties. Iranian tourist who visits Indonesia has become the first in central Asia region that reached 11 thousands during 2018. The number is possibly increased through the cooperation between Indonesia and Iran to organize the tourism promotion tourism of both countries.

According to the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) Indonesia has awarded First Trophy for Indonesia as the First Halal Tourism destination, Indonesia is ready to cooperate with the Tourism Ministry of Iran and to increase the Iranian Tourist to visit Indonesia, such as Familiarization Trip (Famtrip) to be held in October 2019. For that purpose, the respected Ministry participated in the biggest Tourism Exhibition in Iran, Tehran International Tourism Exhibition (TITE) in February 2019 for the first time.

The Cooperation of education will always be enhanced that are able to improve the quality of Indonesian human resources. The Cooperation has been developed in the past year through scholarships program, joint research, workshops, general lectures, and exchange visit between the President and lecturer of universities of Indonesia – Iran. Such cooperation is expected to develop human resources quality as the priority of Government Work Plan of the Republic of Indonesia by 2020.

To disseminate Information about Indonesia to Iranian People, particularly students and academia, in March 2019, Indonesian Embassy in Tehran has established and officially opened Indonesian Corner in University of Islamic Denominations/Mazoheb University, Tehran and Ferdowsy University, Mashaad. In the future, the Embassy is planning to open the Corner in other universities in Iran.

Some activities and achievements have been done to enhance cooperation of both countries. It showed that Indonesia is well recognized by the world. In the field of youth and sports cooperation, Indonesia noted proudly some  achievements  in various competitions  was held in Iran, including the 36th International Quran Competition in Iran 2019 where Indonesian Qur’an Reciter, Nur Salman Fadhilah has won the first , our Indonesian badminton team also got gold to bronze medals in the 28th Iran Fajr Badminton International Challenge 2019 and the last is the Indonesian Futsal National Team succeeded to upgrade the rank of Indonesia in the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship in Tabriz.

As our responsibility to protect our Citizens in Iran, Indonesian Embassy in Tehran has solved some cases and repatriated them to Indonesia including 4 students in Lorestan. The Embassy has been actively giving assistance to one Indonesian Citizen who is in a prison in Iran.

Indonesian expatriates, professionals and students who are currently stay and studying in Iran has to learn and take advantage from Iran’s strength to develop Indonesia when they are back.

To commemorate the 74th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, the Embassy has conducted some activities such as Sport Day on 8-9 August 2019 in in Mellat Park and the Embassy, Seminar on Nationality on 10 August 2019 in Al Mustafa International University Qom, Flag Raising Ceremony that is being held today 17 August 2019 and we will also convene a Diplomatic Reception on 19 August 2019 in Parsian Evin Hotel, Tehran (Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia).

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The Iraqi diplomat once again reiterated his respective government’s clear stance against the US’ unilateral sanctions against Iran, saying such restrictions are against the international rules and regulations.

Noting that the bilateral trades between Iran and Iraq have not been affected by the sanctions in the past year, Ghandil expressed his country’s readiness to increase the level of cooperation with Iran in various economic spheres.

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The paradigm presented by the Iranian Leader, government, and people to counter the US aggressive policies is turning challenges into opportunities to consolidate national capabilities in all fields, he added.

Syrian ambassador mentioned that all the developments in the region show the failure of US plans against Iran and the Resistance, adding that Syria, Iran and their allies adhere to their stable principles of defending the rights of their people and opposing US policies of domination, bullying, blockade, and unilateral sanctions.

Soon after the US Treasury announced the sanction on Zarif last Wednesday, the Iranian minister tweeted that the US sanctioned him because he was seen as a threat to Washington’s agenda. He added that he had no properties outside Iran to be seized.

Meanwhile, President Hassan Rouhani described the US move as ‘childish behavior’ and acting out of fear.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) also condemned the move as an attempt to stop the inspiring Islamic Revolution discourse.

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