Visiting Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan said here Tuesday evening that Yerevan attaches great importance to its ties with Tehran. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, he underscored the need for further expansi...Feb 27, 2007Iranian FM Meets his Uganda Counterpart
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that Iran is ready to contribute into settlement of disputes in the African continent. Mottaki told his Uganda counterpart Sam Kutesa that Iran has put forward initiatives to solve problems ...Feb 27, 2007Iran will never agree to enrichment suspension: Mottaki
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that Iran will never agree to suspension of enrichment, a pre-condition sought by the West before any resumption of talks on the country`s nuclear program. Mottaki`s remarks were part of h...Feb 27, 2007Iran ready to hold talks without pre-conditions: FM
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that Iran, in efforts to build the international community`s confidence in its nuclear program, was was even ready to give governments of other states or their private companies ownership of its...Feb 27, 2007Press Conference of Ugandan and Iranian FMs
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Tuesday hoped that the Monday meeting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (5+1 group) in London will result in a courageous decision and resumption of talks on Iran`s nuclea...Feb 26, 2007Iranian FM Meets Cuban Foreign Trade Minister
Cuban Foreign Trade Minister Raul de la Nuez Ramirez, who is in Tehran to attend Latin American conference and to sign an agreement on preferential trade, conferred with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday. Referring to the common...Feb 26, 2007Iranian FM Meets Vatican Ambassador
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday stressed continued dialogue between the world of Islam and Christianity. In a meeting with outgoing Vatican Ambassador to Tehran Archbishop Angelo Mottola here Monday, Mottaki recalled his meeting...Feb 26, 2007Press Conference of Former Lebanese Prime Minister and Iranian FM
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that Iran and Saudi Arabia are not expected to declare any specific plan on Lebanon during their mutual talks. Speaking to reporters at a joint press conference with former Lebanese prime m...Feb 26, 2007Iran`s FM meets former French foreign minister
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with former French foreign minister Roland Dumas here on Monday. Dumas, in Iran for talks with senior Iranian officials on major international developments as well as bilateral ties, remarked that US in...Feb 26, 2007Iranian FM Meets Cuban Foreign Trade Minister
Cuban Foreign Trade Minister Raul de la Nuez Ramirez, who is in Tehran to attend Latin American conference and to sign an agreement on preferential trade, conferred with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday. Referring to the common...Feb 24, 2007Iranian, Chinese Foreign Ministers Talk on the Phone
Iran and China Friday night discussed latest developments in the Iran nuclear issue. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki held a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing, according to China`s International Radio....Feb 24, 2007Mottaki recommends G5+1 to return to negotiation table
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday advised Group 5+1 to take a bold decision and return to the negotiation table with Iran. `Dialogue is the key to finding a proper formula for Iran`s nuclear problem,` said Mottaki in a joint pr...Feb 22, 2007Iranian FM Meets Turkish President
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer in a meeting with Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Wednesday said,` Turkey is not opposed to Iran`s peaceful nuclear activities and wants the problem solved through peaceful ways. ` In an hour-...Feb 22, 2007Press Conference of Iranian FM In Turkey
IRI Foreign Minster said here Wednesday night Iran would pursue its peaceful nuclear activities within framework of IAEA regulations, ready for answering any questions and eliminating any ambiguities through negotiations. Manouchehr Mottaki m...Feb 21, 2007Iran, Turkey sign economic, commerce protocol
Iran-Turkey Economic and Commercial Cooperation Protocol was signed here Wednesday by IRI FM and Turkey`s Customs and Foreign Trade Minister. The agreement was signed by Manouchehr Mottaki and Kershad Tuzmen following four days of negotiatio...Feb 21, 2007Press Conference of Turkish Energy Minister and Iranian FM
Talking to reporters, Mottaki said his meeting with Guler provided a good opportunity for reviewing bilateral trade, economy and energy cooperation between the two neighboring states. Expressing his satisfaction with the trend of Tehran-Ankar...Feb 21, 2007FM urges Int`l community to deal with Iran`s nuclear case fairly
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday that international community should deal fairly with Iran`s peaceful nuclear program. Mottaki, who is on an official visit to Ankara, made the remark in an interview with Iranian reporters...Feb 19, 2007FM says Larijani, Solana agree to resume talks
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that Iran`s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana have agreed to resume talks on the Iran nuclear issue. Mottaki was spea...Feb 19, 2007Mottaki terms Rice`s recent remarks `positive`
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that remarks made recently by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the importance of a 180-degree change in US policies towards Iran were `positive` and were being studied by Tehran. M...Feb 19, 2007FM calls on UN to secure release of kidnapped Iranian diplomats
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with the United Nations Secretary General`s representative in Iraq, Ashraf Jahangir Qazi, here Monday underlined that the UN should seriously attempt to secure release of the Iranian diplomats who we...Feb 19, 2007FM: Larijani-Solana talks to reach proper outcome if not disrupted politically
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Monday that if the talks between Iran`s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana are not disrupted by political interference, it is possible for them to reach a prop...Feb 13, 2007Mottaki: London should account for what it has done to Iran since 1979
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday evening called on the British government to give a response to what it has done to the Islamic Republic of Iran since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. His remarks were made during ...Feb 13, 2007Mottaki: Kuwaiti FM`s visit important for expansion of ties
Libyan Special envoy Saad Mojber who is carrying a message from Libyan leader Col Muammar al-Qaddafi conferred here Tuesday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on expansion of mutual relations. Mottaki, on his part, voiced the readiness ...Feb 13, 2007Press Conference Kuwaiti and Iranian FMs
Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Muhammad al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah here Tuesday expressed confidence Iran was honest in its efforts to establish security in Iraq. Al-Sabah, who is currently in Tehran on a...Feb 13, 2007Enemies targeting unity of Islamic ummah: Mottaki
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that enemies are targeting the unity of the Islamic ummah. Mottaki made the remarks while receiving the credentials of Oman`s new Ambassador to Tehran Sheikh Yahya bin Abdallah al-Araimi.<...Feb 12, 2007FM: Bahman 22 rallies proved Iranians present in all scenes
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Sunday evening that the huge turn-out in the Feb 11 (Bahman 22) rallies proved Iranians are present in all scenes. Talking to IRNA, he referred to the Supreme Leader`s recent remarks on the possib...Feb 12, 2007Iran supports efforts to bring stability to Iraq: Mottaki
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Sunday that Iran considers a stable and secure Iraq as a strong factor in its favor and supports efforts to bring peace to the country. Mottaki made the remarks during a meeting with former Iraqi ...Feb 12, 2007FM: Iran supports political process in Iraq
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Monday said that Iran will fully support Iraq`s political process and urged that Iraqi people should determine their own destiny. Speaking to al-Alam News Network, he said that Iran attempts to establi...Feb 12, 2007FM: US mismanagement accounts for insecurity in Iraq
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that insecurity in Iraq has to do with the US mismanagement and underlined that the failure of its policies on Iraq and on the domestic scene have led the US to attempt to divert attention from its recent fa...Feb 11, 2007Mottaki: Failing governments blame others for their failures
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Sunday said that basically failing governments blame others for their failures. Mottaki was among the great number of people who joined the Bahman 22 rallies marking the 28th anniversary of victory ...Feb 10, 2007FM: Iran-Afghanistan growing trend of agreements to be discussed
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with the outgoing Afghan Ambassador to Tehran, Mohammad-Omar Davodzi here Saturday said that the growing trend of agreements between the two countries will be examined at the joint economic commissio...Feb 8, 2007Iran asks for emergency OIC FMs` meeting on Aqsa Mosque crisis
Iran`s Foreign Minister in a letter to OIC Secretary General denounced Zionists` accelerated recent digging in Al-Aqsa Mosque, asking for emergency meeting of OIC Executive Committee at FMs` level. Manouchehr Mottaki in his letter to Ekmeledd...Feb 7, 2007Mottaki to attend Monaco meeting
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Wednesday that he would attend the Monaco meeting that is to discuss security and political issues. Mottaki was speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Indian Foreign Minister Pr...Feb 7, 2007Iran pursuing abducted Iranian diplomat`s case: FM
Visiting Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Wednesday that Iran was following up the case of its kidnapped diplomat in Iraq. Mottaki was speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukhe...Feb 7, 2007Mottaki satisfied with outcome of his talks with Indian FM
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday assessed his talks with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee in political and economic fields as positive. He made the remark at a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart, adding ...Feb 7, 2007Iran, Morocco discuss enhancement of trade, economic ties
Iran and Morocco in Rabat on Tuesday discussed avenues for bolstering trade and economic cooperation. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who wrapped up a visit to Rabat Tuesday, met with Moroccan Minister of External Commerce Mustapha Mecha...Feb 7, 2007Iranian FM Meets Moroccan Speaker
Moroccan Chamber of Representatives Speaker Abdelwahed Radhi Tuesday evening in Rabat called for the Iran nuclear issue to be settled through diplomacy. The speaker, during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, said Raba...Feb 7, 2007Iran calls for defense of territorial integrity of Iraq: FM
Visiting Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Rabat on Tuesday that Iran supports measures to defend Iraq`s territorial integrity, sovereignty and stability. Mottaki was speaking to Moroccan Prime Minister Driss Jettou before concludin...Feb 6, 2007No obstacle for enhanced ties with Morocco: Mottaki
Visiting Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Rabat on Tuesday that there was no obstacle in the way of consolidation of relations between Iran and Morocco. Mottaki, who is currently on a visit to Rabat, met with Moroccan Foreign Minis...Feb 5, 2007Chadian president receives Iran`s FM
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in meeting with Chadian President Idriss Deby in N`Djamena, discussed issues of mutual interest with him. According to the report of Foreign Ministry Media Department on Monday, Mottaki conveyed President ...Feb 3, 2007FM: Iran gives high importance to Iraq`s security
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Saturday that Iraq`s security is of special significance both to Iraqi people and all regional states, in particular Iran. He made the remark after talks with the visiting Head of the Supreme Cou...Feb 3, 2007Mottaki: Violence does not bring security to Iraq
Visiting Head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) Abdul Aziz al-Hakim conferred here Saturday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on regional development. At the meeting, Mottaki referred to the new US polic...Feb 2, 2007Current UN structure, veto right, unfair - Mottaki
Iran`s Foreign Minister said here Friday current structure of United Nations in which a few countries enjoy veto right is unfair and in need of rapid change. Addressing Friday prayer worshipers at Tehran University`s central campus, Manoucheh...Feb 1, 2007Enhancement of ties with African states a priority: FM
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday said that Iranian foreign policy gives priority to expansion of relations with African states. Mottaki`s remarks came during a meeting with the visiting Sudanese Presidential Advisor for P...Feb 1, 2007Mottaki confers with Sudanese President al-Bashir
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir in Addis Ababa and discussed bilateral and regional issues with him. According to Foreign Ministry Media Department, Mottaki by referring to the strong intention o...
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