Iran is concerned with the lack of justice and spirituality in the current international system, according to Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. `Sixty years after the establishment of the United Nations, we are still confronted with a grea...Sep 27, 2006New Danish ambassador confers with FM
New Danish Ambassador to Tehran Sqren Haslund conferred here Wednesday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and submitted a copy of his credentials to him. According to the Information and Press Bureau of the Foreign Ministry, at the meet...Sep 27, 2006Iran, Oman keen to expand mutual ties
The outgoing Omani Ambassador to Tehran Abdullah bin Salem bin al-Shanfari conferred here Wednesday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on issues of mutual interests. According to the Foreign Ministry Media Department, at the meeting, Mo...Sep 27, 2006Mottaki says Int`l organizations are tools in hands of big powers
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday that the international organizations, founded with an aim of preventing war and aggression, have unfortunately been turned into tools in the hands of the big powers. Addressing a week-long...Sep 27, 2006Iran calls for support to nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday urged all parties involved in Iran`s peaceful nuclear project to support a negotiated settlement. `With a view to the existing atmosphere of understanding in the talks, one can be optimis...Sep 27, 2006Iranian FM meets Secretary-General of the Arab League
Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa here Tuesday stressed that production of substitute energy through nuclear installations is a natural right of any country. His remarks came during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouc...Sep 26, 2006Iran`s FM, OIC sec-general hold talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu here Monday held talks on issues affecting the Islamic world. The meeting was held on the sidelines of ...Sep 26, 2006Mottaki, Annan discuss regional, int`l issues
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan here Monday night met on the sidelines of the UN`s General Assembly annual session and discussed latest regional and international developments. Durin...Sep 26, 2006Mottaki: Iran looking for a balance between nuclear commitments, rights based on NPT
Iran is looking for a balance between its nuclear rights and commitments based on the fact of its accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) over the past 36 years, said Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday evening. Addressing...Sep 26, 2006Iranian FM meets Irish FM
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern here Monday assessed as `positive` ongoing negotiations between Iran and Europe on Tehran`s peaceful nuclear programs. Ahern made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manou...Sep 26, 2006Iran, Jordan stress expansion of bilateral ties
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Jordanian counterpart, Abdelelah al-Khatib, here on Tuesday underlined the need for further expansion of their countries` bilateral ties. The two met on the sidelines of the 61st United Natio...Sep 26, 2006FMs of Islamic states meet in NY
Foreign ministers of Islamic states held their annual meeting here Monday on the sidelines of the 61st annual session of the United Nations General Assembly. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki gave a synopsis of international develop...Sep 26, 2006Mottaki meets Turkish counterpart, voices dismay over plane`s forced landing
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, at a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul here Monday night, voiced Tehran`s dismay over the forced landing of an Iranian plane ordered by Turkish officials last Wednesday. The meeting...Sep 26, 2006FM urges UN General Assembly to fight unilateralism
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday called on the United Nations General Assembly to play a more active role in fighting unilateralism. Mottaki made the call during talks with UN General Assembly President Haya Rashed Al K...Sep 26, 2006Mottaki, Kasuri review issues of mutual interest
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Pakistani counterpart, Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, here Monday evening reviewed bilateral cooperation and latest regional and international developments. The two met on the sidelines of the 61st...Sep 25, 2006Iran seeking balance between commitments, rights based on NPT: FM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki referring to Iranian nation`s right in being benefitted from the nuclear technology, said here on Monday, `Iran is currently seeking a way to make balance between its rights and its commitments. ` P...Sep 23, 2006FM urges structural reforms in UN
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Friday urged the United Nations, the global body responsible for preventing war and promoting peace and justice, to undertake fundamanetal reforms in its structure. Foreign ministers of the Gro...Sep 23, 2006Iran, Switzerland discuss mutual, regional ties
Iran and Switzerland here Friday discussed avenues for bolstering bilateral relations, regional issues as well as the Iran nuclear issue. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki held a meeting with Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-R...Sep 23, 2006FM discusses mutual, int`l issues with counterparts
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Friday discussed mutual relations and regional and international developments with his counterparts in various countries. Mottaki, during a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyu...Sep 21, 2006Mottaki: Resumption of talks will lead to better understanding
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Wednesday resumption of consultations will help forge better understanding between Iran and the EU. Mottaki, during a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Erkki Tuomioja on the sidelines o...Sep 21, 2006Itanian FM meets Norwegian FM
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store here Wednesday said his country will not support imposition of sanctions against Iran. At a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki on the sidelines of the 61st annual session of the...Sep 21, 2006Iran, Zimbabwe discuss expansion of ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, discussed expansion of bilateral ties here Wednesday. The two ministers met on the sidelines of the 61st annual session of the United Nations ...Sep 21, 2006Iranian FM meets Danish FM
Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller conferred on Wednesday with Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on regional developments. The meeting between the foreign ministers was held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assemb...Sep 20, 2006Iran determined to help in Afghan reconstruction: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that Tehran was determined to assist Afghanistan in its reconstruction efforts. Mottaki made the remarks at a meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta on the side...Sep 20, 2006FM praises Italy`s efforts to enforce ceasefire in Lebanon
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Tuesday assessed as `positive and constructive` Italy`s efforts to prevent a repeat of Zionist atrocities on Lebanon and enforce the ceasefire declared in August. Mottaki met with Italian Fore...Sep 20, 2006FM stresses need to cede Iraqi affairs to nation
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday stressed that Iraq`s domestic affairs should be delegated to its nation at the earliest. Mottaki made the remark in a meeting with the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan`s Special Envoy for ...Sep 20, 2006Iranian FM meets British FM
British Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett said here Tuesday that her country had always supported a peaceful solution to Iran`s nuclear case through negotiations. Beckett made the remarks during a meeting with the visiting Iranian Foreign Min...Sep 20, 2006Iran determined to help in Afghan reconstruction: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that Tehran was determined to assist Afghanistan in its reconstruction efforts. Mottaki made the remarks at a meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta on the side...Sep 19, 2006FM criticizes US` occupation of Iraq as wrongful unilateralism
Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki here Monday strongly criticized the US` occupation of Iraq as an example of its wrong policy of unilateralism, blaming it for serious problems now facing the country. Mottaki`s remarks came as he add...Sep 18, 2006Iranian, Venezuelan FMs say NAM summit was a success
Foreign ministers of Iran and Venezuela on Monday assessed the recently concluded 14th Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana, Cuba as a `success. ` Iranian and Venezuelan Foreign Ministers Manouchehr Mottaki and Nicolas Maduro, respectively, st...Sep 17, 2006Iran voices readiness to host 16th NAM summit
Iran voiced readiness at the end of the 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) here Saturday night to host the 16th summit in 2012. Tehran is eager to host the event in 2012 because no NAM summit has ever been held in Iran, Foreign Mini...Sep 17, 2006FM urges Palestinian groups to avoid discord
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Havana Sunday that Palestinian groups should avoid discord and reinforce unity by relying on goals of the Palestinian people to meet their demands. Mottaki, who is currently in Havana, met with the ...Sep 15, 2006FM stresses need for revising NAM role, agenda
Foreign Minister of Iran Manouchehr Mottaki said here Thursday that revising the role and agenda of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was a must to adjust the body to the needs of present era. Addressing the ministerial meeting of the 14th NAM s...Sep 14, 2006Iranian FM meets Cuban FM
Cuban Foreign Minister Filipe Perez Roque in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, reiterated NAM`s and his country`s backing for Iran`s peaceful nuclear program. Roque made the comment in a meeting here Wednesday night ...Sep 13, 2006FM urges wider economic cooperation with Cuba
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who is currently attending the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday stressed the importance of bolstering bilateral ties with this South American state particularly in the economic f...Sep 13, 2006Iran, Belarus stress expansion of ties
Representatives of Iran and Belarus in Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday agreed on the importance of implementing agreements in the interest of promoting relations. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Belarussian Foreign Minister Se...Sep 10, 2006FM meets with IPU president, secretary-general
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki discussed major regional and international developments with President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Pier Ferdinando Casini and IPU Secretary-General Anders B. Johnsson in Tehran on Saturday. The t...Sep 10, 2006FM appoints Hosseini as new Foreign Ministry spokesman
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Sunday appointed Seyed Mohammad-Ali Hosseini as the special assistant and spokesman for Foreign Ministry. According to a report released by the Foreign Ministry Media Department, Hosseini has already s...Sep 9, 2006Mottaki: Belarus supports Iran`s policies, stances
Belarus supports Iran`s policies and stances, especially its peaceful nuclear activities, said Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki upon return from Belarus on Friday. `Belarus defends Iran`s legal policies and has thus far voted in our...Sep 8, 2006Iranian FM meets Belarus President
President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko on Thursday lauded Iran`s nuclear stances and its `praiseworthy` perseverance to defend legal rights of its people. In a meeting with Iran`s foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Minsk, Lukashenko st...Sep 8, 2006Mottaki asks global efforts to secure Palestinians` speedy release
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Thursday called on the world bodies, especially parliaments, to try to secure prompt release of the Palestinian officials from Israel`s captivity. In a meeting with his Belarussia counterpart Sergy Marty...Sep 8, 2006Mottaki: Iran welcomes talks on its nuclear issue
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Minsk on Thursday that Iran welcomes talks on its peaceful nuclear program, considering it as the sole proper option for building multi-lateral understanding. Addressing a press conference, also att...Sep 7, 2006Mottaki: Foreigners attempting to create discord among Iraqi sects
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Wednesday that recent developments in Iraq point to the involvement of foreign forces in trying to create discord among the various Iraqi tribes and religious sects. At a meeting with the visiting...Sep 6, 2006Dutch ambassador bids farewell to FM
Outgoing Dutch Ambassador to Tehran Hein de Vries at the end of his tenure bade farewell to Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday. According to Foreign Ministry Media Department, Mottaki, in the meeting, said the main ...Sep 5, 2006FM: Iraq`s progress promotes security in Iran
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Tuesday said that Iranians consider security, dignity, power and progress in Iraq as their own security and dignity. He made the remark while speaking to reporters in a joint press conference with visi...Sep 4, 2006FM happy with completion of political process in Iraq
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Sunday praised the completion of the political process in Iraq with the establishment of the Iraqi National Assembly and government achieved through the cooperation of all groups and tribes. A ...Sep 4, 2006Mottaki: Iran, Syria foil plots hatched by American, Zionists
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Farouq Taha conferred here Monday with Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on regional developments. According to the Information and Press Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the meeting, Motta...Sep 3, 2006FM calls on 5+1 group to announce their view on Iran`s response
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called on the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (5+1 group) to announce their view on Iran`s response to their proposal as soon as possible. He made the remark at a joint press ...Sep 3, 2006FM says UNSC action to issue 1696 resolution was illegal
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with visiting UN Secretary General Kofi Annan here on Saturday said, ` Confidence-building is a two-way road,` adding that `Iran welcomes serious and multilateral talks without accepting any pre-cond...Sep 3, 2006Iran seeks justice in world relations: Mottaki
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in meeting with a member of foreign policy commission of French National Assembly here on Saturday said Tehran is seeking justice in world relations. According to Foreign Ministry Media Department, Mottaki ...Sep 2, 2006FM: Ahmadinejad`s letter to Merkel opens new chapter in mutual ties
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with new German Ambassador to Iran Herbert Hon Sowite said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad`s letter to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened a `new chapter` in preparing the ground for expans...Sep 2, 2006Mottaki calls for expansion of relations with Austria
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday called for expansion of relations with Austria. According to the Information and Press Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mottaki made the remarks during meeting with the new Austrian Am...
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