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Sep 29, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Speech in Columbia University

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a speech on Monday, in Columbia University in New York, stressed that any attempt to politicize Iran`s constructive interaction with International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) would be destructive.
Sep 29, 2003    Iranian, Russian Foreign Ministers Meet in New York

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov held talks on Monday on the sidelines of the 58th annual meeting of the UN General Assembly.
During their talks the two ministers discussed bilateral ties and Ir...

Sep 29, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Meeting with UN and OIC Secretary Generals

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, before leaving New York on Monday, held separate meetings with the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan and secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference( OIC), Abdelouahed Belkeziz.
Po...

Sep 28, 2003    Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan Issue Joint Statement

Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan issued in New York on Saturday a joint statement to set up three committees on politico-security, information and narcotics issues.
Iran`s foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Pakistani and Afghan counterpar...

Sep 28, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Holds an Interview with the American ABC Television Network

Speaking to the American ABC television network on Sunday, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said, `Iran will sign the additional protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if it is assured it can continue with enrichment facilities to...
Sep 28, 2003    Foreign Ministers of Group of Eight Hold Sixth Session

The sixth session of the foreign ministers from the Group of Eight Developing Islamic countries (G8) was held on the sidelines of the 58th annual meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Present at the session were foreign ministers of I...

Sep 28, 2003    Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan Issue Joint Statement

Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan issued in New York on Saturday a joint statement to set up three committees on politico-security, information and narcotics issues.
Iran`s foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Pakistani and Afghan counterpar...

Sep 28, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Holds an Interview with the American ABC Television Network

Speaking to the American ABC television network on Sunday, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said, `Iran will sign the additional protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if it is assured it can continue with enrichment facilities to...
Sep 27, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Holds Talks with Tunisian, French, Spanish Foreign Ministers, European External Relations Commissioner, and Iraqi Delegation in New York

Iranian Foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Thursday and Friday continued his negotiations in New York, by holding talks separately with Tunisian, French and Spanish foreign ministers, as well as with European external relations commissioner, Ch...
Sep 26, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Speech at the Meeting of UN Commercial Council

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, addressing a meeting of the UN commercial council, on Thursday in New York, said that Iran will not remain indifferent to ongoing developments and their adverse consequences in Iraq.
Dr Kharrazi said...

Sep 26, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Holds Talks with His Polish, Syrian and South African Counterparts

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, on Thursday continued his negotiations with some of world officials on the sidelines of the 58th session of the UN General Assembly in New York , by meeting with Polish foreign minister and conferring wi...
Sep 26, 2003    Iranian, ,German Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a meeting on Thursday in New York, with his German counterpart, Joscha Fischer, said that Iran will continue to have ` positive and transparent cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency( (IA...
Sep 25, 2003    Text of Speech Delivered by Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, before the Fifty Eighth Session of the United Nations General Assembly

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,.
I would like to express my cordial felicitations to you for presiding over this important Session of the General Assembly.
Sep 25, 2003    Statement by Dr. Kamal Kharrazi Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran at The G77 Ministerial Meeting

In The name Of God, The Compassionate, The Merciful Mr Chairman Honorable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates It is indeed my Pleasure to have the opportunity to address the G77 Ministerial Meeting.
At the outset, I Would like to Congratulate t...

Sep 24, 2003    Statement by Dr. Kamal Kharrazi Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of G-15 on the Fringes of the fifty-eight Session of U.N. Genera

Mr President, Distinguished Ministers, At the outset, I would Like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to you and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Venezuela for convening this important meeting.
I would also like to thank ...

Sep 23, 2003    Iranian, Australian Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, and his Australian counterpart in a meeting on the sidelines of session of the United Nations` General Assembly on Tuesday in New York, exchanged views on bilateral relations, as well as regional and int...
Sep 23, 2003    Iranian, Libyan Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, and his Libyan Counterpart, Shalgham, met and conferred on Tuesday, in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly`s session.
As regards bilateral relations, the two ministers emphasized on...

Sep 23, 2003    Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Sudanese, Algerian, Cypriot and Belgian counterparts

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi held talks on Tuesday with his Belgian, Sudanese, Algerian and Cypriot counterparts on the sidelines of the UN 58th General Assembly meeting in New York.
During his talks with Algerian and Sudanese for...

Sep 23, 2003    Iranian, Canadian Foreign Ministers Meet in New York

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Canadian counterpart Bill Graham, currently in New York to attend the sessions of the UN General Assembly, exchanged views on issues of mutual interest.
At the meeting, Dr Kharrazi criticized t...

Sep 22, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Holds an Interview with Washington Post

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, who is in New York to attend the sessions of the UN.
General Assembly, answered questions from The Washington Post in an interview conducted in English Tuesday evening at the Fifth Avenue residence of Ir...

Sep 22, 2003    Statement by H.E. Dr. Kamal Kharrazi Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the high-level plenary meeting on the progress towards implementation of the Declaration of C

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Thank you Mr President,.
The spread of the HIV/AIDS has brought about a global epidemic far more extensive than was predicted even a decade ago.
It has now become a major socio-econom...

Sep 22, 2003    Iranian, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri, on Monday in New York exchanged views on the issue of relations between the two countries, regional developments, as well as some im...
Sep 22, 2003    Iranian, Irish Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi, currently in New York to attend the 58th annual meeting of the UN General Assembly, held talks on Monday with his Irish counterpart Brian Owen on different international issues as well as bilateral ties.<...
Sep 22, 2003    Iranian, Serbian Foreign Ministers Exchange Views

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi exchanged views on Monday with his Serbian counterpart Goran Svilanovic on bilateral relations as well as the latest international developments.
During the talks held on the sidelines of the 58th annua...

Sep 22, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Holds Talks with Bahraini Deputy Prime Minister

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and Bahraini deputy prime minister and foreign minister held talks on Monday on the sidelines of the 58th annual meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York.
During the talks, the two sides expresse...

Sep 22, 2003    Iranian, Egyptian Foreign Ministers Meet

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Egyptian counterpart Ahmad Maher exchanged views in New York on Monday on the latest regional and international developments and stressed the need for Iraqi people to run their country in the short...
Sep 17, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Meets Cypriot Parliament Speaker

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and visiting Cypriot parliament speaker Demetris Christofias discussed on Wednesday bilateral ties and regional developments.
At the meeting, Dr Kharrazi said the trip by the Cypriot delegation is a po...

Sep 16, 2003    Remarks by Dr. Kharrazi after Returning Home from Saudi Arabia

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi wrapped up his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and returned home Tuesday night.
Upon arrival, Dr Kharrazi told reporters at Mehrabad international airport that the visit took place in response to his Sau...

Sep 16, 2003    Iranian, Saudi Foreign Ministers Meet

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and his Saudi counterpart prince Saud al-Faisal stressed in Jeddah on Tuesday on the need to consolidate bilateral ties in political, economic and cultural fields.
In the meeting, the two side...

Sep 16, 2003    Iranian, Saudi Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Visiting Iranian foreign minister, DR.
Kamal Kharrazi, in a meeting with his Saudi counterpart, prince Saud al-Faisal, on Tuesday, while welcoming the latter`s proposal for coordination between the two countries towards strengthening convergenc...

Sep 16, 2003    Iranian Foreign Minister Holds Talks with Saudi Crown Prince

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and Saudi Arabian crown prince Abdullah bin Abdal-Aziz as-Saud conferred in Jeddah on Tuesday on ways to expand relations between Tehran and Riyadh.
At the meeting, Dr Kharrazi said Iran attaches great...

Sep 15, 2003    Telephone Conversation Between Dr. Kharrazi And Arafat

During a telephone conversation between Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, and the head of the Palestinian authority, Yasser Arafat, on Monday, Dr Kharrazi condemned Israeli government`s decision on the expulsion of Arafat and called it a...
Sep 13, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi: IAEA Board of Governors` Resolution Immature and Politically Motivated

Upon his return home from a three-nation tour to Syria, Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovin on Friday, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi told reporters at the Mehrabad airport that the resolution passed against Iran by the board of governors of...
Sep 12, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Remarks Upon His Return From His Recent Tour To Syria, Bulgaria And Bosnia-Herzegovina

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, on Friday, upon his return to Tehran`s Mehrabad airport from a three-nation tour to Syria, Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovina said: During the visit to Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovina we discussed with the ...
Sep 12, 2003    Iranian, Bosnian Foreign Ministers Hold Talks, Attend Press Conference

Visiting Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, and his Bosnian counterpart, Mladen Ivanic, on Thursday in Sarajevo signed an agreement on cooperation in cultural and scientific fields.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Ivanic aft...

Sep 12, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Condoles over Death of Swedish Foreign Minister

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi in a massage to Swedish prime minister Goran Persson on Friday expressed his sorrow and condolences to him, the Swedish nation and Lindh`s family over the death of Anna Lindh, the Swedish foreign minister....
Sep 12, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Calls on UN to Play Leading Role in Iraq

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Friday called on the United Nations to play a leading role in the developments taking shape in Iraq.
Dr Kharrazi who was in Sarajevo on a one-day visit, said Iran would welcome any initiative by th...

Sep 11, 2003    Iranian, Indian Foreign Ministers Speak by Telephone

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi Thursday evening held telephone conversation with Indian external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha and discussed developments in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding Iran`s nuclear progra...
Sep 11, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Meets with the Speakers of Bosnian House of Representatives and Assembly of Tribes

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi held talks on Thursday with the speakers of Bosnian house of representatives and assembly of tribes.
Referring to the long-standing ties between the two countries, Dr Kharrazi expressed satisf...

Sep 11, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Hold Talks with the Members of the Bosnian Presidential Council

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi exchanged views on Thursday with the members of the Bosnian presidential council.
Referring to friendly ties between Tehran and Sarajevo Dr Kharrazi said, `Iran attaches great importance to it...

Sep 11, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Holds an Interview with Reporters

Asked about his reaction to the developments at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors in Vienna, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi called the position of certain states as `outrageous and irresponsible.
` Refe...

Sep 11, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Meets the Head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi held talks on Thursday with the head of the Islamic community of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Referring to Iran`s moral and humanitarian support for the Bosnian Muslims during the war in the countr...

Sep 10, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Meeting With Bulgarian President

In a meeting between visiting Iranian foreign minister,, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, and Bulgarian president, Georgy Parvanov, on Tuesday in Sofia, the two sides discussed bilateral , regional and international issues.
During the meeting, Dr Kharrazi, p...

Sep 10, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Meeting With Speaker Of Bulgaria`s Parliament

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a meeting with Bulgarian parliament speaker`s.
Gerdzhikov on Wednesday in Sofia, said : The meetings between the two countries` parliament speakers as well as between their foreign ministers are i...

Sep 10, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Interview With The Reporters In Sofia

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a press conference on Wednesday in Sofia, referred to some cases of Iran`s cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA), including facilitation of taking samples by the UN agents and th...
Sep 10, 2003    Iranian, Bulgarian Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

In a meeting between high-ranking political delegations of Iran and Bulgaria on Wednesday in Sofia, Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, said : The only way for establishment of peace in Iraq is prompt withdrawal of occupying forces , and ...
Sep 10, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Meeting With Bulgarian Prime Minister

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a meeting with Bulgarian prime minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg on Wednesday in Sofia, discussed issues of mutual interest, as well as regional and international developments.
Referring to the dimens...

Sep 9, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Terms as Positive the Results of His Talks with Syrian Officials

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Tuesday left Damascus for Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria.
Prior to his departure, Dr Kharrazi termed as `positive` the results of his talks with top Syrian officials.
`These meetings will h...

Sep 8, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Interview With Reporters Upon His Arrival In Syria

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in an interview with reporters upon his arrival in Syria termed unlikely the eruption of ethnic tension in Iraq due to assassination of Ayatollah Seyed MOhammad Baqer Hakim, the head of SAIRI.
He bla...

Sep 8, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Meeting With Syrian Prime Minister

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a meeting with Syrian prime minister, Muhammad Mustafa Miro in Damascus, discussed with him ways of expanding bilateral relations, with a particular view to economic cooperation.
Referring to diff...

Sep 8, 2003    Iranian, Syrian Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

In a meeting between Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, and his Syrian counterpart, Farouq al-Shara on Monday in Damascus, the two sides stressed on the need for continuation of thier consultations and coordination`s.
The two sides di...

Sep 8, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Meets Syrian President

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Monday Submitted to the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad a message from President Khatami.
They also discussed bilateral ties and regional developments, including the Iraq crisis and Palest...

Sep 8, 2003    Remarks by Dr. Kharrazi at the Late Ayatollah Hakim Commemoration Ceremony in Damascus

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi attended on Monday night in a ceremony held by the office in Damascus of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to commemorate the late Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer Hakima.
Addressing the cerem...

Sep 8, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Interview with Reporters at the Syrian Foreign Ministry

After a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Farouq al-Shara in Damascus, visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi asked for the establishment of a democratic, popular government in Baghdad as soon as possible.
Dr Kharrazi who was spe...

Sep 6, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi`s Reaction To British Prime Minister`s Remarks

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, on Saturday termed British prime minister, Tony Blair`s statement on Iran as ` politically motivated `.
Blair`s accusing the Islamic Republic of Iran of supporting terrorism occurs at the time when an...

Sep 6, 2003    Iranian, Senegalese Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, and his Senegalese counterpart, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio in a meeting on Saturday exchanged views on ways for strengthening bilateral relations, as well as African and international issues.
At the meetin...

Sep 5, 2003    Telephone Conversation Between Foreign Ministers Of Iran and UK

During a telephone conversation between foreign ministers of Iran and UK, Iranian foreign minister, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, while voicing the expectations on the part of Iranian public opinion, emphasized on the release of Iran`s ex-envoy to Argentina, ...
Sep 2, 2003    Iranian, Italian Foreign Ministers Speak by Telephone

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi, in a telephone conversation with his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini Tuesday, discussed the latest developments in Iraq and relations between Iran and the European Union (EU).
During the conversat...

Sep 2, 2003    Dr. Kharrazi Speaks by Telephone to Hadi Soleimanpour

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi on Tuesday held telephone conversation with former Iranian ambassador to Argentina Hadi Soleimanpour to acknowledge his innocence.
Dr Kharrazi said that the Iranian foreign ministry has taken legal act...

Sep 2, 2003    Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Jordanian King

Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi and visiting Jordanian king Abdullah II held talks on on bilateral ties as well as regional issues.
At the meeting, Dr Kharrazi said, `Iran and Jordan can explore new avenues for bolstering of cooperat...

Sep 1, 2003    Remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister at the End of

Speaking to reporters at Tehran`s international Mehrabad airport at the end of his day-long visit to Kuwait, Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi assessed the outcome of his trip to Kuwait as `positive`, adding, `the current situation in the ...
Sep 1, 2003    Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Kuwaiti Prime

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi held talks on Monday with Kuwaiti prime minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad.
During the meeting, Dr Kharrazi attributed the prevailing tension in Iraq, and the Iraqi people`s dissatisfaction with t...

Sep 1, 2003    Iranian, Kuwaiti Foreign Ministers Hold Talks

Visiting Iranian foreign minister Dr Kamal Kharrazi said on Monday that the United States has made a mistake in drawing up its strategy on Iraq.
In a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Mohammad as-Sabah, Dr Kharrazi said that the Ameri...