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Apr 30, 2003    Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Armenian Prime Minister

Armenian prime minister Andranik Markaryan, in Yerevan on Wednesday, described the Islamic Republic of Iran as a vanguard of peace and stability in the region.
Dr Kharrazi said the Islamic Republic has always worked to maintain stability in the...
Apr 30, 2003    Iranian, Armenian Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Armenian counterpart Vartan Oskanian discussed in Yerevan on Wednesday multilateral and international cooperation and the ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in energy fields.
Dr Kha...
Apr 30, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Meets Armenian President

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Wednesday warned that countries outside the region were coveting Caucasian riches and urged regional states to cooperate on guaranteeing security in the Caucasus.
`At present, aliens have set their ...
Apr 30, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Terms as Positive Visit to Caucasus

Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi, who was on a state visit to the Caucasus and returned back home on Wednesday termed as positive the results of his Caucasian tour.
Talking to reporters at the Mehrabad airport, Dr Kharrazi commented on ...
Apr 30, 2003    Tehran, Yerevan Calls for Preserving Iraq Territorial Integrity

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and Armenian defense minister Serge Sargsian, in a meeting in Yerevan on Wednesday, underscored the need for preserving the territorial integrity of Iraq.
The two sides explained their views o...
Apr 30, 2003    Iran, Armenia Discuss Ways to Enhance Economic Cooperation

Iran and Armenia believe that expediting the operation of North-South corridor will bolster all-out cooperation among regional states.
In a meeting in Yerevan on wednesday, Iran`s foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi and Armenian chairman of Tehran-...
Apr 30, 2003    Iranian, Armenian Foreign Ministers Hold a Joint Press Conference

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said in Yerevan on Wednesday that the disarmament of Iraq is the responsibility of the United Nations and not that of the US and British forces.
Dr Kharrazi said at a joint press conference with his Ar...
Apr 29, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi: Iran Attaches Importance to Security in Persian Gulf, Caucasus

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi who is currently visiting Georgia said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran attaches much importance to preserving security in the Persian Gulf region as well as southern Caucasus.
Addressing a...
Apr 29, 2003    Iran and Georgia Underline Expansion of Bilateral Ties and Cooperation

Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi told Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze in Tbilisi Tuesday that security in southern Caucasus is of the utmost importance to the Islamic Republic.
`Regional countries must play their role in guarantee...
Apr 29, 2003    Iran, Georgia Discuss the Ways to Cooperate to Strenthen International peace and Security

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and Georgian national security council secretary discussed on Tuesday the ways to cooperate to strengthen international peace and security, the situation in Caucasus and expansion of bilateral tie...
Apr 29, 2003    Iranian, Georgian Foreign Ministers Meet

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi, currently on a visit to Georgia, exchanged views on Tuesday with his Georgian counterpart on bilateral relations, regional cooperation as well as international developments.
Underscoring the status of...
Apr 28, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Stresses the Need for Exchange of Delegations between Iran and Azerbaijan

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Monday said that security in the Caucasus region is of great importance to the Islamic Republic.
Upon arrival in the Azeri capital on the first leg of a three-nation tour of the Caucasus, he told re...
Apr 28, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi: Rregional Crises Should Be Settled through Existing Means

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said In Baku on Monday that regional crises should be settled through existing means in the region.
Dr Kharrazi told his Azeri counterpart Vilayat Quliyev that Iraq`s territorial integrity is ...
Apr 28, 2003    Iranian Foreign minister Meets Azeri Minister of Economic Development

Foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi, currently on a visit to Azerbaijan, said on Monday that Iran is ready to contribute to Azerbaijan`s reconstruction.
Dr Kharrazi told Azeri minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev that a long-term plan ...
Apr 28, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Elaborates on Iran`s Stand on the Southern Caucasus Region Issues

Iranian foreign minister said, `Iran`s position on the question of the Caspian Sea has not changed and technical talks are now under way to find an ultimate solution to the issue.
Speaking at the gathering of reporters in Baku on Monday night, ...
Apr 26, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi: The US Should not Expect the Iraqi People to Keep Quiet in Exchange for Overthrowing Saddam Regime

Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Saturday, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said, `The US should not expect the Iraqi people to keep quiet in exchange for overthrowing Saddam regime.
` He said, `Iran has not asked the Iraqi people...
Apr 26, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi, Indian National Security Adviser Meet

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and Indian national security adviser Brajesh Mishra on Saturday held talks on Tehran-New Delhi relations and the situation in Iraq.
Referring to different aspects of the two countries` capacities for g...
Apr 24, 2003    Iranian, French Counterparts Hold a Joint Press Conference

At the end of their talks in Tehran on Thursday, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his French counterpart Dominique de Villepin held a joint press conference.
Dr Kharrazi said, `Unfortunately, the Americans and the Britons deal wit...
Apr 24, 2003    Iranian, French foreign Ministers hold Talks

Visiting French foreign minister Dominique de Villepin and his Iranian counterpart Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Thursday discussed bilateral ties, the trend of international developments, the situation in Iraq as well as other regional issues.
During t...
Apr 22, 2003    Iranian, Indian Foreign Ministers Speak by Telephone

Indian foreign minister Yashwant Sinha Tuesday evening spoke by telephone to his Iranian counterpart Dr Kamal Kharrazi and discussed bilateral ties, international and regional developments specially the Iraqi crisis.
Referring to the statement ...
Apr 20, 2003    Iranian, Chinese Foreign Ministers Speak by telephone

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Chinese counterpart, Li Zhaoxing, on Sunday exchanged views on bilateral ties as well as the latest developments in the region particularly in Iraq.
In the telephone conversation, the Iranian f...
Apr 18, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Addresses Conference of Countries Neighboring Iraq

Addressing the conference of the countries neighboring Iraq, held in Riyadh on Friday, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said the UN should play a pivotal role in both rebuilding and giving shape to the future government of Iraq.
Dr Kh...
Apr 16, 2003    Iranian, Spanish Foreign Ministers Speak by Telephone

Spanish foreign minister Ana Palacio in a telephone conversation with her Iranian counterpart Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Wednesday discussed bilateral ties and the latest developments in the region especially the Iraqi issue.
Iranian foreign minister...
Apr 15, 2003    Iranian, Malaysian Foreign Ministers Speak by Telephone

Malaysian foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar on Tuesday spoke by telephone with his Iranian counterpart Dr Kamal Kharrazi on regional issues specially the Iraqi crisis and its future government.
While underlining the Iraqi people`s role in deci...
Apr 15, 2003    Iranian, Syrian Foreign Ministers Speak by Telephone

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Syrian counterpart Farouq al-Shara talked on Tuesday over phone on the Iraqi crisis and the upcoming meeting of Iraq`s neighbors to be held in Saudi Arabia on Friday.
While opposing the US ant...
Apr 13, 2003    British Foreign Office Minister Meets Iranian Foreign Minister

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said on Sunday that Iran has proved its seriousness in fighting terrorism while reminding the west that it too should be serious in this regard.
Speaking in a meeting with British foreign office minist...
Apr 9, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi: The UN Should Play a Serious Role in Deciding the Next Iraqi Government

Speaking in an interview with reporters at parliament, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said, `The United Nations should play a serious role in deciding the next Iraqi government.
` `War in Iraq is approaching its end though the crisis...
Apr 9, 2003    Iran, Russia Stress Key Role of UN in Post-Saddam Era in Iraq

In a telephone conversation on Wednesday, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov stressed that the United Nations has to take a leading role in the post-Saddam era in Iraq Dr Kharrazi stressed the need fo...
Apr 9, 2003    Iranian Foreign Minister Holds an Interview with `Le Monde`

Question: After the fall of Iraqi regime we witnessed people`s jubilation in the streets, was it a mistake?
Dr Kharrazi: No, Iraqi people expected such a day.
But, the main issue is that the Iraqi people are entitled to determine their futu...
Apr 6, 2003    Dr.Kharrazi Meets Erdogan

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi,in a meeting with Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, on Sunday, praised the existing relations between the two countries, and said that the complementary potentialities and capacitie...
Apr 6, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi : Iraq`s Issue Should Be Referred to UN

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpar,Abdullah Gul,on Sunday in Ankara said that the Iraq`s issue should be referred to the UN as soon as possible and that the Iraqi people should ...
Apr 6, 2003    Iranian,Turkish Foreign Ministers Meet

Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers, Dr Kamal Kharrazi and Abdullah Gul,in a meeting Sunday in Ankara evaluated the relations between the two countries as excellent and an example of constructive cooperations between the two key countries of the ...
Apr 5, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi: The U.S` conception that it can stay in Iraq is wrong and very dangerous

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a meeting with the visiting Spanish foreign minister , Ana Palacio on Saturday described the U.
S assumption that it can stay in Iraq ,as an unjust and very dangerous idea.
At the meeting Dr Kh...