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Nematzadeh said Iran stands ready to establish cooperation with foreigners in the fields of tourism and large- or small-scale production.

The minister of communications and information technology has said that a number of Iran's private banks are interested in entering Azerbaijan's banking market.

The CBI governor has said that Iran and Britain seek to exchange banking delegations in order to pave the way for cooperation between Iranian and British banks.

Trade turnover between Russia and Iran could significantly rise after the Iran nuclear deal is ratified, said Asgaroladi.

An IRGC commander has said that Washington’s recourse to the path of diplomacy shows the failure of its sanctions strategy.

The Expediency Council chairman has told the Turkish ambassador to Tehran that hidden hands are at work to ruin relations between the two states.

Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said that Iran and Germany have common viewpoints when it comes to a realistic political solution to the crises in the Middle East.

An Iraqi politician says that things got better after Ayatollah Al-Sistani released a fatwa and the Popular Mobilization Forces –backed by Iran – fought with great bravery against ISIL terrorists.

The implementation of a moderate approach in a society which has suffered from dictatorship for decades and the scourge of terrorist groups is an uphill task, said Ammar Hakim.

Iran always views expansion of Tehran-Baghdad ties as one of its priorities and supports the Iraqi government’s campaign against IS, said Zarif.

Iran cannot remain indifferent to insecurity at its borders and is ready for closer cooperation with Kabul in the fight against terrorism and narcotics, said Rahmani Fazli.

Khabaronline, a news website, praises the astute statesmanship of Iran’s Foreign Ministry for helping the country refrain from fuelling tensions with Saudi Arabia at this critical juncture.

A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said that Tehran stands by the Syrian people and government and that people in the Arab country should decide their future in a democratic process.

Aftab-e Yazd, a reformist daily, has disputed Hamas’ new behavior and its ties with a country which does what it takes to harm Iran’s interests in the region.

Zarif and Doval condemned violent and extremist acts of terrorist groups in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan and exchanged views on the way out of these crises.

The Indian prime minister called for the immediate establishment of a joint commission for the expansion of bilateral relations in his meeting with Foreign Minister Zarif.

All sides should focus on finding a political solution to the conflict in Yemen, said Amir Abdollahian, stressing that use of force would certainly fail to resolve the crisis.

Foreign Minister Zarif says Tehran is trying to remove the problems that have been created for Iran and Pakistan due to the Western-imposed sanctions.

The International Committee of the Red Cross chief has said that the ICRC has increased its aid efforts for Yemen twofold in recent days, but more needs to be done to meet the demands in the country.

Foreign Minister Zarif has reaffirmed Iran’s firm support for the Syrian nation, saying Syria's fate should be decided by its own people without any foreign meddling.

The representatives of Palestinian and Lebanese groups call on Iran to tap its diplomatic potential to end sectarian strife in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen.

The Lebanese media have extensively covered a trip by FM Zarif to the country, saying all political groups have welcomed the messages of Iran’s top diplomat for regional states.

Today, no one can deny that extremists and terrorists are by far more powerful than what their demagogue masters could imagine in 2001, Foreign Minister Zarif wrote.

Zarif and Nasrallah discussed latest regional and international developments and Iran-Lebanon bilateral relations.

The whole region and the friendly, Islamic and Arab countries have all enjoyed the benefits of the accord between Iran and P5+1, said Zarif.