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President: Any Political Inclinations from IRIB Unacceptable

By
Fatemeh Askarieh
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Any type of IRIB activity in support of any political side is unacceptable, President Rouhani told the new IRIB Director Abdolali Ali-Askari in a meeting on Saturday May 28.

President Rouhani praised the IRIB’s role in creating national unity and mobilizing people during the years of the Holy Defense (the 8 years of the Iran-Iraq War) and in the post-war reconstruction period.

The IRIB, being the sole national media, has a great responsibility in deepening trust and promoting ties between people and the establishment, Rouhani said.

He noted that the government respects the independence of the IRIB, but at the same time it wants the IRIB activities to be under serious supervision of the three branches of the state (legislative, judicial and executive powers).

Noting that sowing discord is a hostile plot, the President said that polarizing Iranian society is contrary to the views maintained by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Rouhani called the IRIB a national organization which has a duty to provide the public with information free from bias towards any political wing, and concluded, “I do not want the IRIB to play the role of a government public relations office branch, but the organization should be careful not to disillusion people about government activities.”

Large Group of Iranian Prisoners Extradited from Kuwait

By
Fatemeh Askarieh
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The extradition took place on the basis of a judicial agreement between Tehran and Kuwait City and diplomatic talks over the past two years, Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced.

The number of prisoners being simultaneously extradited to Iran marked the largest transfer of convicts to Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Iran and Kuwait have already signed an extradition treaty, which allows Iranian prisoners in Kuwait and Kuwaiti inmates in Iran to return to their respective countries and complete their prison terms at home.

Austrian Students to Learn Traditional Medicine in Iran

By
Fatemeh Askarieh
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Amir Houman Kazemi, Advisor for International Affairs at the Faculty of Traditional Medicine, said a group of students from Austria will come to study in Iran following an agreement reached in a joint meeting between Tehran University of Medical Sciences and traditional medicine experts in Austria.

Noting the expansion of educational cooperation between Iran and European countries in an effort to universalize Iranian medicine, Kazemi added, “In the past few months, we have held joint meetings with traditional medicine experts from China, South Korea, Spain and Austria.”

“We will implement transfer programs with traditional medicine professors from Austria and Spain in the next few months,” Kazemi said, continuing, “We have also launched a round of cooperation with traditional medicine academies in China and South Korea.”

Kazemi went on to add, “Soon there will be further cooperation with regional countries such as Tajikistan, Iraq and Afghanistan, which have more cultural common ground with Iran.”

“Certain topics hold special interest for other countries, such as Avicenna’s [Ibn Sina’s] principles of traditional medicine, indigenous herbal medicines, as well as the ability of Iranian medicine in assisting world nutrition and lifestyle,” he said.

In February, two Iranian traditional medicine workshops were held in Austria for the first time, with the aim of introducing traditional medicine to western physicians and pharmacists, as well as resident Iranian physicians.

In Iran, more than 80% of traditional medicine ingredients are herbal, with less than 20% coming in animal and mineral forms. There are currently 20 official traditional medicine centres in Iranian medical science universities, which are regulated by the Health Ministry.

Iranian, Chinese Firms Sign MoU on Agricultural Cooperation

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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On Friday May 27, China’s Liaoning Wellhope Agri-tech Joint Stock Co. Ltd. signed a cooperation document with Iran’s Abzi Gostar Mobtakeran Tehran to set up a joint venture in Iran following the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions, Reuters reported.

It comes after China’s President Xi Jinping paid an official visit to the Iranian capital in late January.

During his visit, high-ranking officials from Iran and China signed 17 cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) as part of efforts to boost bilateral relations between the two Asian countries in diverse political and economic fields.

International interest in ties with Iran has been growing since Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) on July 14, 2015 finalized a comprehensive nuclear deal (JCPOA) and started implementing it on January 16.

Ukrainian FM Due in Tehran for Strengthening Ties

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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The senior Ukrainian diplomat is making the visit to Tehran at the official invitation of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a bid to confer on the present and future state of the two countries’ relations.

During the visit, the two sides will engage in discussions about regional issues and the modern global challenges, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Ministry went on to add that the lifting of economic and financial sanctions against Iran has created opportunities for the two countries to better realize potential capacities for cooperation.

The statement highlighted Iran as one of Ukraine’s major partners in the region, while noting the various areas for trade and economic cooperation for deepening bilateral ties.

In a meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador to Tehran Sergei Buldiliak in late February, Zarif expressed his hope to see a rising trend in the visits of European and world delegations to Tehran following the implementation of the nuclear deal.

Buldiliak noted that Ukraine could expand cooperation with Iran in the energy, ship-building, aircraft, and machinery manufacturing industries.

Larijani Elected Iran’s New Parliament Speaker

By
Fatemeh Askarieh
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Larijani, a Conservative, won the post on Sunday with 173 votes in a race against Mohammad Reza Aref, who had been fielded by the Reformist camp and secured only 103 votes.

Independent members were apparently crucial in electing Larijani, because no single party holds an overall majority in the new Majlis.

He was also the speaker of the previous Parliament, which was dominated by Conservatives.

The vote served as the bellwether for the 290-member chamber’s inclinations, as several lawmakers from the Reformist camp broke ranks to vote against the head of their own List of Hope.

The election is the second victory for conservatives in the past week, after the Assembly of Experts – a body tasked with appointing or dismissing Iran’s Leader – voted Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati as its new chairman.

A vote for a permanent speaker is due to be held in the next few days, after the full house approves the credentials of individual MPs, as required by Iran’s constitution.

The Fars news agency quoted Reformist MP Mohammad Ali Vakili as saying that Aref will not run again for the post, meaning Larijani is almost certain to secure the position.

On Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani praised Larijani for supporting Iran’s nuclear pact and called for greater “interaction” between Parliament and the government to “solve the problems and crises of the country.”

The 290-member Parliament was inaugurated Saturday in the presence of 281 members, with three seats vacant after votes for two MPs were nullified by Iran’s constitutional oversight body, the Guardian Council, and a third member died in a car accident.

The new parliament includes a record 17 women, an achievement Rouhani said made him “very happy.”

In a message to the opening, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, hailed the big turnout of the people in the February elections as the “re-alliance with the Islamic Republic.”

The Leader called on the elected legislators to be vigilant in the face of regional and international challenges.

“The turbulent state of the region and the world and the international adventurism of oppressors and their vassals have confronted Islamic Iran with conditions more complicated than before,” said the message, read to a packed parliament chamber.

“It is your revolutionary and legal duty to make the Parliament a stronghold against the schemes, charms and impudently excessive demands of the arrogant powers,” the Leader said.

Zarif Calls for ‘Tangible’ European Steps to Facilitate Banking Transactions

By
Fatemeh Askarieh
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Speaking in a Saturday May 28 meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius in Tehran, Zarif highlighted the banking problems hampering the progress of Iran’s economic ties with foreign countries after the nuclear deal with the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“We expect the European sides to take tangible and concrete steps toward facilitating (Iran’s) banking ties, so that we will be able to see its results in the country’s economy,” he said.

During the meeting, the Iranian and Lithuanian top diplomats also exchanged views about the latest efforts to promote relations between the two countries in various areas, economics in particular.

While the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a 159-page nuclear agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) came into force in January, some Iranian officials have complained about the US failure to fully implement the accord.

Back in March, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Americans have yet to fulfil what they were supposed to do as per the nuclear deal.

Iran still has problems in its banking transactions or in restoring its frozen assets, because Western countries and those involved in such processes are afraid of Americans, the Leader said at the time, criticizing the US for its moves to prevent Iran from taking advantage of the sanctions removal.

Mercedes Benz Showcase in Tehran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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On the anniversary of the establishment of the Benz Museum, a huge number of classic and brand new Mercedes Benz cars gathered for a ceremony held on Friday, May 27, in the karting arena of Azadi Stadium in Tehran, in cooperation with the Mercedes Club and the Benz representative in Iran.

Iran and Japan to Cooperate on Energy Efficiency

By
Emad Askarieh
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According to Majid Mohammadi Hosseinabadi, deputy for international affairs at the IIES, this study centre will prepare Iran’s energy efficiency management plan in cooperation with the JCCME.

Speaking to Shana, Hosseinabadi said that IIES and JCCME will ink a cooperation document in the near future to carry out a joint study on energy efficiency management in Iran.

IIES has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding with JCCME on the transfer of technology and experience to Iran in the field of energy efficiency.

According to the MoU inked between IIES and JCCME, the Japanese side will finance the project.

Tehran Symphony Orchestra’s New Conductor Gives First Performance

By
Emad Askarieh
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Some musicians, including violin virtuosos Arsalan Kamkar and Bardia Kiaras, and drummer Milad Omranlu, who separated from the Tehran Symphony Orchestra under Rahbari, accompanied the orchestra at the performance.

Pieces by Russian composers Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff and Alexander Borodin, and German composer Ludwig van Beethoven highlighted the repertoire of the orchestra in the first part of its performance.

It also performed pieces by Iranian composers Hossein Dehlavi and Heshmat Sanjari.

“I selected maestro Heshmat Sanjari’s Circle Dance for this concert, because this great musician made very substantial contributions to the progress of the orchestra,” Rohani said.

Rohani got a surprise when the orchestra celebrated his birthday by performing “Happy Birthday to You” when he had left the stage for an intermission.

“I will never forget this night,” said Rohani with a voice full of emotion, after returning to the stage.

“I am happy that this celebration was held for me in my homeland.”

Rohani, who has led some prestigious orchestras, including London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, was appointed to the orchestra on May 8.

He has also been the guest conductor for Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony and the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras.

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