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Iran Planning to Attract More Tourists

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Soltanifar said that Iran is to accelerate visa issuance for foreign tourists, especially for the religious ones, within the next two or three years.

He called for encouraging foreign tourists to visit religious cities, including Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Mashhad Ardehal and Shahr-e Rey.

He went on to say that nearly 2.1 million religious tourists visited Iran last year, 1.6 million of whom were from Iraq and 500,000 others came from the Persian Gulf countries.

“We are trying to increase this number to 5 million in the next few years,” the official added.

The official noted that religious tourism would lead to cultural exchanges, job creation and bringing in foreign exchange revenue.

Iran has taken part in several international tourism fairs such as the Caucasian international tourism fair in Georgia in 2011 and the 2012 Borsa International Tourism Exchange (BIT) in Italy to better introduce the country’s tourist attractions.

 

Supreme Leader Calls for Muslims’ Vigilance against Enemies’ Divisive Plots

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran supreme leader and larijani
Iran supreme leader and larijani

 

Addressing several foreign ambassadors of Islamic countries to Tehran on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei underscored that the bullying powers are seeking to sow discord among Muslims to cover up their own problems.

The Supreme leader further underscored that the hegemonic powers are trying to create Shiiteophobia and Iranophobia to safeguard the Zionist regime.

Iran has always attached crucial importance to paving the way for the enhancement of interaction and cooperation among Muslim nations in a bid to strengthen Muslim unity throughout the world.

In June 2013, Ayatollah Khamenei asked Muslim nations to grow united against the arrogant powers, warning that gaps in the Muslim community will create an opportunity for the Zionist regime to implement its plots against them.

“Unity and companionship among Muslims is an urgent obligation,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in Tehran at the time.

He pointed out that massacre, bloodshed, blind terrorism and its related catastrophes as well as the opportunities created for the occupying Zionist regime are all outcomes of division and difference in the Islamic Ummah.

“Today is the day of test for the Muslims and Islamic states, and Muslim nations should be completely vigilant,” the Iranian Supreme Leader cautioned.

Ayatollah Khamenei warned of the West’s campaign against Islam and the Muslim world, and said the western enemies are showing their hostility towards Muslims very openly, “thus, the Islamic Ummah should reinvigorate its intrinsic ability and power factors, and one of the most important factors in this regard is unity, integration and focus on commonalities”.

In relevant remarks earlier in 2013, Ayatollah Khamenei warned Muslim nations about the plots hatched by the enemies to sow discord in the Islamic community.

Addressing a group of Iranian officials and the foreign participants of the 26th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran in February, Ayatollah Khamenei felicitated birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and stated that unity among the Islamic community was the main mission of the Holy Prophet.

The Leader pointed to the wave of the Islamic awakening in the Muslim World, and reiterated that the world arrogance targeted the Islamic Awakening movements and aims to divide the Muslims pitting them against each other.

“Therefore, the main duty of the elites in the Muslim world is to help expose the enemies’ plots and take serious efforts to materialize the motto of Islamic unity,” the Leader underlined.

 

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Photos: Tomb of Persian Poet Omar Khayyam in Neishabour

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Omar Khayyam Tomb
Persian Poet Omar Khayyam

 

President Rouhani: Iranian Hotels Heavy Tourist Traffic

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Emad Askarieh
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rouhani and Iran tourism1

 

 “Many hotels in Shiraz, Isfahan, Yazd and Kashan have been reserved for the Iran tours of European firms until the end of (the Iranian months of) Aban and Azar (November and December 2014), which shows the growing trend of tourism in Iran,” Rouhani said, addressing the managers and deputies of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Tehran on Monday.

He said that the number of tourist visits to Iran have tripled in the first two months of the current Iranian year (which started on March 21) compared with the same period last year.

Rouhani called for the further activities and investment of the private sector in Iran’s tourism industry.

In relevant remarks earlier this month, President Rouhani stressed his government’s support for investment in Iran’s economic sector by the country’s expatriates who are now living in different world countries.

“The government’s approach in the development of the tourism sector is based on preparing the bed for the presence of the private sector, and we welcome the presence of Iranian investors (who live) in or outside the country in this ground,” Rouhani told a meeting with the lawmakers of the Western Kohkilouyeh and Boyerahmad province.

He underlined that the government will grant the necessary facilities and aids to the private sector to help improve and boost the country’s air and land transiting capacity and hotel construction to attract more tourists.

President Rouhani also stressed the need for bringing back the Iranian elites from abroad and attracting even the elites of other countries to help Iran’s progress and advancement in different political, economic and cultural areas.

“We should attract the elites of other countries who like Iran, in addition to our own elites who are now residing in foreign countries,” Rouhani said, addressing a ceremony to honor the country’s top university professors, artists and elites.

The president noted that for the attraction of elites, other bodies like the parliament should also help the government to achieve its goals.

“In the countries that have made progress, their governments, parliaments, specialized bodies and private sectors have all been linked to each other,” he added.

He reiterated that attracting elites can help to the country’s advancement in political, economic and cultural spheres.

Iran, Russia Mulling $10bln Deal in Power Sector

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Emad Askarieh
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Alexander Novak, Russia’s Energy Minister, said the two countries have been negotiating to sign an agreement on a package of energy projects worth USD 10 billion.

He said the package of projects includes construction of hydroelectric power plants, participation of Russian firms in supplying equipment and renovating Iran’s power supply network, Interfax news agency reported.

Novak added that the next round of talks between Iran and Russia to finalize the deal will be held in Tehran in September.

He further noted that Tehran seeks to expand cooperation with Moscow in the field of nuclear power generation.

It was reported earlier this week that Russia plans to sign a contract with Iran this year to build two more nuclear reactors at its Bushehr power plant as part of a broader deal for constructing up to eight reactors in the country.

 

by Tasnim News Agency

Iran Hopes for Restoration of Stability in Thailand

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran - Marzieh Afkham
Iran - Marzieh Afkham

 

 

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham on Sunday expressed concern over the recent developments and the spread of turmoil in Thailand, and underlined the need for the restoration of peace and security in the country.

She referred to Thailand as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s friend, and expressed the hope that a government elected by people would soon be formed in the country.

Thailand has been the scene of a political crisis since the 2006 military coup that deposed the then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Democratic development in Thailand has been interrupted by 19 actual or attempted coups since 1932.

In the latest coup, Thailand woke up to its first day under military leadership on Thursday since the country’s army chief took control of the government following months of deadly clashes.

General Prayuth Chan-ocha said the move was to allow the country to “return to normal quickly”.

The constitution is being suspended, and all cabinet ministers must report to the military, he said.

 

by Tassnim News Agency

Source: Iran’s Zarif, EU’s Ashton to Review N. Talks in Turkey

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Emad Askarieh
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Zarif and Ashton N-talk

An informed source at Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the two top nuclear negotiators are scheduled to hold a meeting in Istanbul, though it did not specify an exact date for the gathering.

“On the agenda of these (upcoming) talks will be a study of the trend in the progress of the (nuclear) negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Group 5+1,” the source added.

Earlier on May 22, Al-Monitor website had quoted an unnamed diplomatic source as saying that Zarif and Ashton will meet in Istanbul on Monday or perhaps on Tuesday.

The meeting will take place some two weeks after senior diplomats representing Iran and the sextet of world powers (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) concluded the latest round of nuclear talks in Vienna.

Ashton coordinates diplomacy with Iran on behalf of the six nations (also known as the P5+1 or E3+3) in the marathon talks with the aim of hammering out a final nuclear deal, meant to end years of Western standoff over Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program.

The next round of high-profile negotiations between Iran and the sextet are slated for June 16 to 20, again in Austria’s Vienna.

FM: Iran Attaches Great Significance to Ties with African Nations

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Emad Askarieh
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Addressing a ceremony marking the 51st anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity in Tehran on Saturday, Zarif said that the Iranian government is determined to enhance ties with African countries in all spheres.

He also touched upon the presence of discrimination and apartheid in their new forms in some parts of the world, emphasizing the necessity for promotion of unity to fight the two phenomena.

The Iranian minister also condemned the recent Boko Haram terrorist attacks in Nigeria, and offered condolences to the families of victims.

Several foreign ambassadors to Tehran and a number of senior Iranian officials and lawmakers also attended the gathering.

The Boko Haram terrorist group acting in Nigeria, has been fighting for five years, carrying out bombings and attacks on civilians and the security forces in the African country.

Last month, the notorious armed group kidnapped more than 200 girls from a school in northeastern Nigeria.

Public outrage has been growing over the mass abduction of the Nigerian schoolchildren.

by Tasnim News Agency

Iran: Opponents of Iran-Powers Negotiations Want Prolonged Talks

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Emad Askarieh
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Abbas Araqchi

 

 

“If the negotiations don’t produce results by July 20, the job will be difficult although it will be possible to continue the negotiations for another 6 months,” Araqchi, also a senior negotiator in the nuclear talks with the world powers, said in Tehran on Sunday.

“I believe that prolonged negotiations will benefit the foreign forces which are against the Geneva agreement (inked by Iran and powers in November), are after creating tensions in the region and want the failure of this agreement,” he added.

Elsewhere, Araqchi said Iran has not pinned all its economic hopes on the removal of sanctions through talks, and added there are many ways to counter embargoes, including the resistance economy underlined by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

He said that in talks with the world powers, Iran is after a win-win game to guarantee its nuclear rights and at the same time, obviate the western sides’ concerns about Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iran and the six world powers wrapped up their fourth round of talks in Vienna last week. The seven nations have been discussing ways to iron out differences and start drafting a final deal that would end the West’s dispute with Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program.

They wrapped up their fourth round of talks in Vienna on May 16. The seven nations have been discussing ways to iron out differences and start drafting a final deal that would end the West’s dispute with Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program.

Iran said there has been no tangible progress in writing the draft text of the agreement and it blamed the US for the failure, saying Washington has made excessive demands beyond the agreements made in the previous rounds of talks.

In November 2013, the two sides signed an interim nuclear deal in the Swiss city of Geneva that came into force on January 20.

 

Rouhani Asks for Promotion of Muslim Media to Show True Face of Islam

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran president rouhani in General Assembly of Islamic Radio, Television Union
Iran president rouhani in General Assembly of Islamic Radio, Television Union

“We can introduce a real face of Islam to the world, and by our productions and solidarity, we shouldn’t allow the West to pioneer in news and images and interpret the events (the way it wants); we should be the flag-bearer in such moves,” Rouhani said, addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Seventh General Assembly meeting of the Islamic Radios and Televisions Unions which started work today in the presence of political and media figures of over 18 foreign states in Tehran.

He stressed that the Muslim states can foil the West’s plots to distract the younger generation from the right path, and said, “We should display Islam’s real face and push away all those who have chosen the incorrect path of following the West and their reactionary behavior and those who have introduced Islamic as a religion of violence.”

Rouhani deplored the kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian school girls by Boko Haram, a Wahhabi Al-Qaeda affiliate in Nigeria, as an instance for his remarks, and said the group assumes that it has gathered religious honor by abducting these girls and ignorantly introduces this move as an Islamic act.

Fears for the fate of 276 Nigerian girls turned even more nightmarish earlier this month when the leader of the Wahhabi-Salafi militant group that kidnapped them announced plans to sell them.

“I abducted your girls. I will sell them in the market, by Allah,” a man claiming to be Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video.

Boko Haram is a militant group receiving training from al Qaeda affiliates, according to US officials. Its name means “Western education is sin.” In his nearly hourlong, rambling video, Shekau repeatedly called for Western education to end.

Different Iranian officials have condemned the abduction and even voiced the country’s readiness to rush to their rescue.

Earlier this month, the Iranian foreign ministry deplored the Boko Haram’s kidnapping of the school girls and called it an inhumane move.

“Unfortunately, Nigeria has been entangled by the terrorist groups for a while and its security and stability have been endangered and the Nigerian citizens have sustained loss and damage,” Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham told reporters in Tehran.

She expressed concern about the abduction of the Nigerian girls, and said, “We completely reject this inhumane act as an unacceptable move and we hope that action will be adopted to prevent operation of extremist groups and terrorists in Nigeria and the world and we hope that stability and tranquility will be established in that country at the earliest.”

Last Monday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian voiced Tehran’s readiness to help the Nigerian government and nation free the kidnapped girls.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to extend any kind of help to the Nigerian government and nation to resolve this problem,” Amir Abdollahian said in a meeting with Nigerian Ambassador to Tehran Tukur Mani.

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