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Jan 31, 2007    Mottaki, Sudanese FM discuss issues of mutual interest

Foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Sudanese counterpart Lama Kol met in Addis Ababa on Wednesday and discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.
According to the report of Foreign Ministry Media Department, in the meeting...

Jan 31, 2007    Mottaki confers with African Union chief on broader cooperation

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki who is visiting Ethiopia to attend the eighth summit of African states, conferred with Head of African Union Alpha Oumar Konare on matters of mutual interests.
According to a report released by the Foreign ...

Jan 31, 2007    Mottaki blasts US, UK policies in Iraq

Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday said that the secretive US and UK policies in Iraq to foment differences among sects are clearly visible.
According to the Foreign Ministry`s Press and Information Department, Mottak...

Jan 31, 2007    FM meets South African president in Addis Ababa

Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday held talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki on regional and international issues including Iran`s nuclear case.
The meeting was held in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on t...

Jan 31, 2007    Mottaki meets high ranking Ethiopian officials

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki which is in Ethiopia to attend the eighth summit of African states, met Ethiopian leaders on Tuesday.
In the meetings, Mottaki discussed expansion of bilateral relations especially in political and ...

Jan 28, 2007    Russia`s Security Council Secretary Meets Iranian FM

Russia`s Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov in his meeting with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Sunday stressed his country`s pledge to complete Bushehr nuclear power plant project on the scheduled date.
Press and Information Dep...

Jan 27, 2007    FM: A formula on Iran`s nuclear issue can be found

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Saturday said that it is possible to come up with a `multifaceted formula on Iran`s nuclear issue`.
The minister made the remark in a joint press conference with his Belarus counterpart, Sergey Martyn...

Jan 27, 2007    FM: Not clear yet whether Iran attends security confab in Munich

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Saturday said that it is not yet clear whether Iran will participate in the Munich Security Conference.
He made the remark at a joint press conference with his Belarus counterpart, Sergey Martynov, in ...

Jan 27, 2007    Iran welcomes comprehensive formula on N-case: FM

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Saturday Iran would welcome a comprehensive formula toward solving the dispute over its peaceful nuclear program.
Mottaki`s remarks came as he spoke to reporters following a meeting with his Belar...

Jan 24, 2007    Iran, SArabia stress just solution to Lebanese crisis

Iran and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday underlined the need to find a just and mutually-consented solution to the Lebanese crisis through consultations.
In a phone conversation on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Saudi counte...

Jan 23, 2007    Bush`s new strategy for Iraq to intensify violence: Mottaki

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that the new strategy of the Bush administration for Iraq and the region as a whole will open the door for more violence and confrontations.
Mottaki made the remarks at a meeting with the v...

Jan 23, 2007    Iranian` Iraqi Foreign Ministers Talk on the Phone

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Monday expressed his country`s support for a joint proposal of Iran and Syria to hold a meeting of foreign ministers of Iraq`s neighboring states in Baghdad.
Addressing a joint press conference, Irania...

Jan 22, 2007    Iran, Syria stress restoration of stability, security, calm in Iraq

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moualem here Monday stressed the need for restoration of stability, security and calm in Iraq.
Addressing a joint press conference, the two ministers also underlined the ...

Jan 22, 2007    FM: Centrifuge construction within framework of Iran`s peaceful nuclear activity

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that centrifuge construction is in line with Iran`s peaceful nuclear activities.
Addressing a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart, Walid al-Moualem, Mottaki said the activiti...

Jan 22, 2007    Mottaki defends Iran`s right to ban visit by some IAEA inspectors

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that any move possibly taken to disallow certain inspectors to visit Tehran, is legal and within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Organization.
Speaking at a joint press con...

Jan 22, 2007    FM: Regional issues on agenda of Iran-Syria talks

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem`s visit to Tehran aims to assess the current situation of the Middle East.
Mottaki made the remark at Mehrabad International Airport after he offici...

Jan 22, 2007    New US approach to regional problems to intensify violence: Mottaki

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the new US approach to regional problems would encourage more violence and insecurity in the region.
Mottaki`s remarks came during a meeting with the visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin J...

Jan 21, 2007    US plots in Middle East will never materialize: FM

Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday said that the US plots will never materialize in the Middle East and Persian Gulf region.
He made the remarks at a press conference with his visiting Qatari counterpart Hamad bin Jasim ...

Jan 21, 2007    Mottaki says Bush has just two ways ahead in Iraq

Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday that president George W.
Bush has only two ways ahead in Iraq.
Mottaki told reporters that Bush should either change his policy according to the Baker-Hamilton recommendation w...

Jan 20, 2007    Mottaki calls for absorption of experts and intellectuals

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called for promotion of consulate services to absorb Iranian experts and intellectuals all over the world for country`s sustainable development.
Mottaki was speaking in the introducing ceremony of the new d...

Jan 17, 2007    FM stresses freedom of Iran`s consulate members

Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday held talks with Iraqi National Security Advisor and Acting Minister of Transportation Shervan Al-Veali underlining the need for immediate release of members of Iran`s consulate in Irbil.
Jan 12, 2007    Iran demands halt in US adventurist, illegal moves in Iraq

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Friday condemned the US raid on Iran`s Consulate General in Erbil, saying such an attempt runs contrary to the Vienna Convention.
He also told Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zibari on phone that it was ...

Jan 10, 2007    Mottaki: Iran, UAE share regional concerns, interests

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tuesday that Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have shared regional concerns and interests.
His remarks were made at a joint press conference with the visiting UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdulla...

Jan 9, 2007    Mottaki: Iran trusts brotherly state of UAE

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that the brotherly state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will never allow other party to act against Iran.
He said in a joint press conference with visiting UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abd...

Jan 6, 2007    Pakistani Senate delegation confer with foreign minister

Visiting Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Secretary-General of the Pakistan Muslim League, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed and his accompanying delegation conferred with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Saturday.
...

Jan 2, 2007    Mottaki: Iran, Senegal call for expansion of mutual ties

Outgoing Senegalese Ambassador to Tehran Issaca Amiaque conferred here Tuesday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on expansion of ties between the two countries.
According to the Information and Press Bureau of the Foreign Ministry, at ...