Europe

Chairman of the European Parliament’s committee on foreign affairs has called for further promotion of parliamentary relations between Tehran and the European Union.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about Iran’s missile program, saying the comments were made with an unrealistic and biased approach to regional developments.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi has held talks with David McAllister, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, in Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini in Kuwait.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister in Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has held talks with a number of European officials on the sidelines of the Euromoney Iran Conference 2018 in Paris. 

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Secretary-General of France's Foreign Ministry Maurice Gourdault-Montagne sat for talks over bilateral and international issues.

The Islamic Republic’s national flag carrier Iran Air is to purchase brand-new aircraft with foreign financing.

Austrian banks are to bankroll the project of building the first nuclear hospital in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Five people have reportedly lost their lives after two army helicopters crashed near a lake in southeastern France.

A political analyst says negotiations between Iran and Europe on regional issues can be fruitful and trust-building only if the EU does not raise the issue of Tehran’s missile program.

The Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, David McAllister, says the EU strongly backs the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1.

Thousands of people marched through Zurich on Tuesday in protest against US President Donald Trump’s participation at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.

An Iranian conservative newspaper says the French foreign minister has made rude remarks about Iran and, hence, must not be allowed to enter the country.

Iranian Government Spokesman Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht has rejected France’s meddlesome comments about Iran’s missile capabilities, saying the Islamic Republic’s defence program is its absolute right and non-negotiable.

A top Iranian official says Europe is seeking to keep the US in the Iran nuclear deal by offering Washington concessions in areas other than the JCPOA.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the relations between Tehran and Berlin are growing, and Iran has not received any negative signal from the German federal government.

A source close to the Iranian embassy in France says that French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian will travel to Tehran on March 5.

Iran’s president says showing commitment to the Iran nuclear deal can be a base to establish closer cooperation between Iran and the European Union, and this will in turn ensure peace and security in the region and the world.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the country is willing to promote its relations and cooperation with Ghana and Cyprus in all economic, scientific and cultural areas.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister in Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has discussed issues of mutual interest with German officials during his two-day trip to Berlin.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has attended Vienna Tourism Exhibition (Ferien Messe Wien) for the third consecutive year held in the Austrian capital on January 11 and 12.

Iran is set to take part in Fitur Tourism Fair which is slated to be held from January 17 to 20 in the Spanish capital Madrid.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the European Union regards the Iran nuclear deal as one of its major achievements, and its support for the JCPOA is not for economic reasons.

EU foreign policy chief and foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the UK have highlighted the need for full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, describing it as a great achievement for diplomacy.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has conferred on the Iran nuclear deal in a joint meeting with his French, British, and German counterparts and the EU foreign policy chief in Brussels.