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Larijani asks to Provide Ground for Freedom of 5th Iranian Border Guard

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Emad Askarieh
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Ali larijani
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani

“The Pakistani government should certainly be accountable and provide the ground for the freedom of the 5th Iranian border guard as soon as possible,” Larijani said in an open session of the parliament in Tehran on Tuesday.

His remarks came amid reports and claims by Jeish al-Adl that the terrorist group has killed, Jamshid Danayee-Far, one of the Iranian border guards kidnapped along Iran-Pakistan borders in February.

The five Iranian border guards were abducted in Jakigour region of Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan Province on February 6 and taken to Pakistan. Jeish al-Adl claimed late last month that it has executed Danayee-Far.

Meantime, Governor-General of Iran’s Southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province Ali Awsat Hashemi this weekend confirmed the death of Danayee-Far, and said Iran is waiting for the transfer of his body.

The other four abducted Iranian border guards who were released and handed over to Iranian officials in neighboring Pakistan on Friday returned home on Sunday morning two months after their abduction but there is still no definite information about Danayee-Far or his body. Jeish Al-Adl claimed late last month that it had killed the soldier, but it refrains from delivering his body to Iran even after it released the other four.

Last Thursday, Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli cautioned Islamabad to adopt a more responsible approach towards the safety of the five abducted Iranian border guards.

“Iran will draw on all of its capabilities along its borders with Pakistan if Islamabad does not adopt a responsible approach regarding the five Iranian border guards recently abducted by a Pakistan-based terrorist group,” Rahmani Fazli told reporters.

He reiterated that Iran will consider it as its right to use all its might to release the Iranian border guards.

The Iranian interior minister called on Pakistan to take more “measured and principled” action with respect to such issues and observe its legal obligations regarding its neighbors under international law.

Iran, Powers resume N-talks in Vienna

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran and 5+1 nuclear talk
Iran, Powers resume N-talks in Vienna

 

The 3rd round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program has just started in Vienna between Iran and P5+1 – Russia, United States, England, France, and China plus Germany.

Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif heads the Iranian negotiators in this round of political-level talks and EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton represents the sextet in nuclear talks.

Iranian negotiators left Tehran for Vienna Monday morning and Zarif and EU’s Foreign Policy chief held a working dinner session Monday night.

Zarif discussed the contents of this round of nuclear talks with Ashton and maintained that there remained still difficult work ahead in talks between Iran and group P5+1.

He added that Iran and Powers scheduled to exchange views on all remaining issues related to the Tehran nuclear program and added that Iran and group P5+1 would start drafting the final agreement in May.

Nuclear talks is allowed by interim deal between Iran and Powers commissioned in November 2013 according to which West agreed upon Iran sanctions relief in exchange for Iran’s agreement to limit specific parts of its nuclear program for six months.

HOMA offers 70 percent discount for intl. publishers

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Emad Askarieh
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homa Iranair airline
Iranair Iran National Airlines Corporation
 

 

HOMA offered to carry books of international publishers to the upcoming Tehran International Book Fair with 70 per cent discount.

27th Tehran International Book Fair will be held in May at Imam Khomeini Great Prayer Hall (Mosalla), where national and international publishers present their latest publications.

Zarif, Ashton discuss content of N-talks

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Emad Askarieh
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zarif-ashton
zarif and ashton discuss content N-talks
 

 

Iranian negotiators left Tehran for Vienna Monday morning and the foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU’s Foreign Policy chief held a working dinner session Monday night.

Zarif and Ashton studied the technical report of the recent expert-level talks between Iran and sextet over Tehran nuclear program which were held in Vienna, April 3-5.

Zarif discussed the contents of this round of nuclear talks with Ashton and miantained that there is still difficult work ahead in talks between Iran and P5+1.

He added that Iran and Powers are scheduled to exchange views on all remaining issues related to the Tehran nuclear program and added that Iran and group P5+1 will start drafting the final agreement in May.
Iran and world major powers will resume a new round of political-level nuclear talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Tuesday morning.

EP resolution not to affect nuclear talks: Zarif

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Emad Askarieh
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Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
 

 

“In our opinion, statements made by the European Parliament have no credibility, carry no political weight and will have no impact on nuclear negotiations,” Zarif, who is leading the Iranian negotiating team in talks with the six countries, told reporters in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Monday.

Last Thursday, the European Parliament passed a resolution on the EU strategy toward Iran, expressing concern over the alleged human rights violations in the country.

It also claimed that Iran’s presidential election in June 2013, which was marked by a high voter turnout and led to victory of President Hassan Rouhani, was “not held according to the democratic standards valued by the EU.”

The Iranian foreign minister further said “important decisions” must be made before drafting a final deal on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program can begin.

He expressed hope that Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany would reach a final agreement by the end of the six-month time frame set by the Geneva interim nuclear deal.

“In order to achieve this goal, we need hard work and important decisions to be made,” the Iranian minister said, adding, “We believe that our partners need to make important decisions which include accepting existing realities and respecting the rights of the Iranian nation.”

The Iranian negotiating team arrived in the Austrian capital on Monday to attend the next round of high-level talks with the six powers over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

Presstv

Oil Minister: Iran Planning to Inaugurate Several Gas Projects in South Pars before Winter

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Emad Askarieh
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bijan zangeneh
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh
 

 

Namdar Zanganeh said that the majority of the units related to the prioritized phases of South Pars, including phases 12, 15, 16, 17 and 18, will start production this year (started March 21), through which the country’s gas production will be increased by 100 million cubic meters per day.

The oil minister emphasized that all the aforesaid units must start production before winter.

The South Pars gas field, divided into 28 phases, is located in the Persian Gulf on the common border between Iran and Qatar. The field is estimated to hold 14 trillion cubic meters of gas as well as 18 billion barrels of condensates.

The field covers an area of 9,700 square kilometers, 3,700 square kilometers of which lie in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers, better known as the North Dome, are located in Qatar’s territorial waters.

 Fars news agency

Official : Iran, Germany to Hold Economic Confab

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Emad Askarieh
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Karbasyan
Executive Director of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Mehdi Karbasyan
 

 

Karbasyan said that Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh is slated to attend the event.

He further added that a 30-member delegation comprising high-ranking officials from industrial, mining and trade sectors led by Nematzadeh will take part in the upcoming conference.

Karbasyan added that IMIDRO will organize the one-day event in cooperation with Union of Germany and Middle East Economic Cooperation to attract investment from the German private sector and help promote mutual cooperation in the fields of industry, mining and trade.

He said that two deputies of the minister of Industry, Mines and Trade and managing director of Iran Industry and Mines Bank will also participate in the conference.

Some ten managers and owners of Iranian private sector industries will hold talks with their German counterparts involved in Middle East investments, he said.

Karbasyan is scheduled to deliver a lecture during the conference to explain the advantages of investment and capacities of the mining sector in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Germany is an important trade partner of Iran. Berlin has long been ignoring the US-led sanctions against Iran.

Iran and Germany have tried to expand their bilateral relations in recent years through reciprocal visits by the two countries’ officials.

Fars news agency

Iran, New Zealand Stress Peaceful Settlement of Syrian Crisis

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Emad Askarieh
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Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati

In their meeting on Sunday, the two officials discussed the humanitarian situation in Syria and stressed the need to find a political solution to the crisis.

They both believed that Syrian people should be allowed to decide their own destiny through participation in the upcoming presidential election.

The conflict in Syria started in March 2011, when sporadic pro-reform protests turned into a massive insurgency following the intervention of western and regional states.

The unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle-East and North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history.

As the foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri extremists.

Washington has remained indifferent to warnings by Russia and other world powers about the consequences of arming militant groups.

European Parliament Lambasted for Meddling in Iran’s Internal Affairs

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Emad Askarieh
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Seyed Baqer Hosseini
Seyed Baqer Hosseini, member of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission
 

 

“What the Europeans take into consideration are based on their own policies and serve their own interests,” Seyed Baqer Hosseini, member of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, told the Tasnim News Agency on Saturday.

His remarks came in response to a recent anti-Iran resolution adopted by the European Parliament.

On Thursday, April 3, the EP passed a resolution expressing grave concern over the human rights situation in Iran and the “continued, systemic violation of fundamental rights” in the country, and called on the members of the European Union to “mainstream human rights in all of its relations with Iran.”

It has also urged the European External Action Service (EEAS) to “undertake all preparatory work for the opening of a Union delegation in Tehran by the end of 2014”.

Elsewhere in his comments, Hosseini condemned the European body’s meddling stances on Iran, stressing that the Iranian nation is the only side that decides for itself.

He further called on the country’s administration to reject outright the European Parliament’s idea on establishing an office in Tehran, and explained, “The presence of the European Union (in Iran), according to the thought presented in its resolution, pursues nothing but to sow sedition.”

Tasnim news agency

 

Speaker: European Resolution on Iran Disgraceful

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Emad Askarieh
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larijani
Iranian parliament speaker

Addressing a group of the Iranian parliamen’s staff here in Tehran on Saturday, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani slammed what he called a “disgraceful move” by the European Parliament (EP) to adopt a biased resolution on Iran.

On Thursday, April 3, the EP passed a resolution expressing grave concern over the human rights situation in Iran and the “continued, systemic violation of fundamental rights” in the country, and called on the members of the European Union to “mainstream human rights in all of its relations with Iran.”

The politically-tainted resolution has also claimed that the presidential elections in Iran in July 2013 “were not held according to the democratic standards valued by the EU.”

Blaming the European body for its short-sightedness, Larijani underlined that such behavior is a clear sign of the MEPs’ limited and flawed understanding of Iran’s internal affairs.

The speaker said those who have drafted the resolution might have been deceived by others, however, he criticized the Europeans for making such “wrong remarks” about the last year’s presidential elections, which he likened to a “political epic” by Iranians.

In relevant comments on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham deplored the biased resolution as “baseless, invalid and unacceptable.”

She also blamed the recent move, which she said aimed at damaging the relations between Iran and Europe, on a certain stratum of extremist MEPs, under the influence of the Zionist lobbies and opponents of the Islamic Republic.

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