Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, heading a high-ranking political delegation, arrived in Ankara on Wednesday welcomed by a number of Turkish Foreign Ministry and local officials as well as the Iranian ambassador to Turkey and employees of vario...Nov 29, 2005Iran FM wraps up day-long Azerbaijan visit, returns Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki wound up a day-long visit to Azerbaijan and returned Iran Monday night. Talking to reporters at the Mehrabad International Airport here, Mottaki assessed his meetings with Azeri President Ilham Ali...Nov 28, 2005Iranian foreign minister arrives in Baku
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in this Azerbaijani capital Monday for a one-day official visit. Upon arrival, the minister said the aim of the visit was to `strengthen relations, bolster bilateral cooperation and put stres...Nov 28, 2005Iran`s FM meets Azeri counterpart
IRI Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki who is in Azerbaijan Republic on a one-day visit met and conferred with his Azeri counterpart Elmar Muhammad-Yarev Monday afternoon. Mottaki during the meeting referred to the new IRI governm...Nov 28, 2005Irans FM meets Azeri President
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said here on Monday that Iran is an important country in the region, playing a constructive role in stabilization of peace there. Mottaki said Iran is for expansion of ties with Azerbaijan, calling for implementat...Nov 28, 2005Mottaki: Tehran-Baku ties not against any country
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Monday that Tehran-Baku ties are not against any other country and they will not allow a third country to use them against the other one. Addressing a press conference along with his Azeri coun...Nov 27, 2005Iran, UNHCR study repatriation of Afghan, Iraqi refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres conferred here Sunday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Iran`s humanitarian assistance to foreign refugees. According to the Information and Press Bureau of ...Nov 26, 2005Iran, Azerbaijan stress closer relations
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said here Saturday that Tehran and Baku, as two important countries in the Caspian sea region, can take important step for settlement of issues rela...Nov 26, 2005Outgoing Indian Ambassador meets Iran`s Foreign Minister
Outgoing Indian Ambassador in Iran Singh in a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki here Saturday exchanged views on bilateral and international developments with him. According to Foreign Ministry Media Department, the ...Nov 24, 2005Iran, Afghanistan sign political, economic agreement
Iran and Afghanistan signed a political and economic memorandum of understanding (MoU) here Wednesday afternoon. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Afghan counterpart Abdullah Abdullah were signatories to the document. ...Nov 23, 2005Nuclear talks with European states to resume, Mottaki says
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday that Iranian nuclear talks with three European countries are likely to be held following the meeting of Board of Governors of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on November 24. Spea...Nov 23, 2005Mottaki: Tehran`s policy based on support for peace in Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Wednesday that Tehran`s policy is based on all-out support for peace, stability and national solidarity in Afghanistan. In a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Abdullah Abdullah, he said that Teh...Nov 23, 2005FM attends ceremony marking Lebanon`s National Day
Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki here Wednesday attended the banquet at the residence of Lebanese ambassador to Tehran to mark Lebanon`s National Day. Turning to the land, sea and air invasions of Israeli forces on Lebanon in th...Nov 21, 2005Iran, Cuba explore avenues for promotion of mutual ties
New Cuban Ambassador to Tehran Fernando N. Garcia conferred here Sunday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and submitted a copy of his credentials to him. According to the Foreign Ministry`s Information and Press Bureau, at the meet...Nov 21, 2005Iran, Belarus review bilateral ties
Belarussian Ambassador to Tehran Leonid Rachkov and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Sunday evening reviewed latest developments in bilateral relations. Underlining the need for further expansion of Tehran-Minsk cooperation, t...Nov 21, 2005Iran, Iraq review mutual, regional developments
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani conferred here Monday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on issues of mutual interests. The Iranian foreign minister, for his part, underlined that the Islamic Republic of Iran has adopted a steady policy ...Nov 20, 2005UAE foreign minister`s message handed over to Mottaki
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday held talks with Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Iran Khalifa Shahin al-Marri on ways of boosting bilateral relations. The ambassador conveyed the warm greetings of UAE Deputy Prime Min...Nov 19, 2005Iranian FM meets President Mubarak in Cairo
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo Saturday where the two discussed common grounds for cooperation on regional and international issues. Mottaki and Mubarak met on the sidelines of a...Nov 16, 2005Mottaki exchanges views with Swedish state secretary to foreign ministry
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday that relations between Iran and Sweden enjoyed growing trend. In a meeting with Swedish State Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hans Dahlgren, Mottaki said that Tehran-Stockholm rel...Nov 16, 2005Iraqi national security advisor meets with Mottaki
Iraq`s National Security Advisor Mowafaq al-Rubai met here Wednesday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. According to Foreign Ministry Media Department, the two sides discussed different aspects of ties between the two neighboring count...Nov 15, 2005Syria backs Iran`s right to nuclear energy
Syrian Speaker of the People`s Assembly Mahmoud al-Abrash here on Monday stressed his country`s support for Iran`s right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Al-Abrash`s remarks were made at a meeting with the visiting Iranian For...Nov 15, 2005Iran-Syria keen to strengthen economic ties
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that he has submitted his proposal to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for participation in the upcoming Tunisia meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society (November 16-18) at the minis...Nov 14, 2005Mottaki: Regional cooperation the key to foiling enemy plots
Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that vigilance and cooperation among regional countries will stop enemies from achieving their evil objectives. Talking to reporters upon his arrival in Damascus` internati...Nov 14, 2005Iran, Syria have same views about Iraqi problems - Mottaki
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Monday that Iran and Syria share common views on Iraqi problems. He said after his meeting with President Bashar al-Assad and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk as-Shara that both Iran and ...Nov 14, 2005President Ahmadinejad`s message delivered to Syrian counterpart
Iran`s Visiting minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday delivered President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad`s message to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad. According to IRNA correspondent, in the message aimed at further strengthe...Nov 13, 2005Iran, Russia emphasize expansion of bilateral cooperation
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Russian Secretary of National Security Council Igor Ivanov on their Saturday evening meeting here discussed bilateral ties, the latest regional developments and ways of expansion of cooperation between the tw...Nov 13, 2005Mottaki calls for stronger ties with Armenia
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with the Head of Armenia`s Presidential Office Artashes Tumanxan here Sunday called for strengthening bilateral relations. According to a report released by the Foreign Ministry`s Media Departm...Nov 12, 2005Mottaki: NAM troika meeting with Iranian officials on nuclear issue `positive`
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki described as `positive` the meeting held here Friday by the three Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members with Iranian officials, and said the meeting affirmed the indisputable right of all signatory countries...Nov 12, 2005Iran, Cuba keen to expand bilateral ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Cuban counterpart Felipe Perez Roque in a meeting here Saturday exchanged views on the latest developments in bilateral ties and ways of broadening such relations as well as international issues.<...Nov 11, 2005Mottaki: Iran pursues trust building process in its peaceful nuclear program
Iran`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki said here Friday that Tehran keeps pursuing efforts aimed at trust building regarding its peaceful nuclear program and it had already taken long strides in that respect, but would not yield to a...Nov 9, 2005FM stresses regular consultations with Turkmenistan
Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki here Wednesday stressed the importance of holding regular consultations with Turkmenistan on the initiative of the two presidents to strengthen regional peace, stability and progress. Mottak...Nov 7, 2005Terrorism will continue unless justice is observed - FM
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday said that terorism will continue for as long as justice is not observed in international relations and regardless of how many terrorists or innoncent people are killed. His remarks were heard du...Nov 7, 2005Drug smuggling a continuing threat to regional security: FM
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday said the production and enormous trade in illicit drugs is one of the serious dangers confronting the region. Addressing the 13th Int`l Conference on Central Asia and the Caucasus dubbed `Region...Nov 5, 2005FM, Swiss ambassador discuss issues of mutual interest
Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Phillipe Welti met with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Saturday. Mottaki referring to recent unfriendly and one-sided positions taken by Swiss government concerning Islamic Republic of Iran said, `We be...Nov 5, 2005Iran, Iraq review expansion of bilateral relations
Iraq`s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi conferred here Saturday with Iran`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki on issues of mutual interests. At the meeting, Mottaki highlighted the recent developments in Iraq specially after t...Nov 2, 2005Mottaki reinstates Iran`s ambassador to United Nations
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday that he reinstated Iranian Ambassador to United Nations Mohammad-Zavad Zarif. Zarif has been assigned to the post by the former government. He said that terms of more than 40 ambassa...Nov 2, 2005Mottaki, Amr Mousa discuss Iraq developments over phone
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki reviewed the issue of Iraq as well as regional developments in a telephone conversation with the Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa on Wednesday. The Iranian foreign minister, for his part, welc...
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