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In a meeting with Ahmed Fakak, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities of the Republic of Iraq, Esmaili thanked the Iraqi government and nation for successfully holding the Arbaeen pilgrimage ceremony. The cultural and historical commonalities of the two countries are the basis for the development of bilateral cultural relations between Iran and Iraq, he said. Fakak, for his part, emphasized the need for developing the cultural relations between the two countries and called for cooperating and producing joint films between Iran and Iraq. In a separate meeting with the Secretary-General of Kuwait's National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL) Mohammad Al-Jassar, Esmaili...

In the latest move to restore their relations, senior economic officials of Iran and Egypt held a high-level meeting in the Egyptian capital. Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi and the Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait discussed the expansion of economic ties between the two countries in Cairo. The Iranian minister arrived in Cairo on Sunday at the head of a delegation to attend the 8th annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). In his meeting with Maait, Khandouzi pinpointed certain economic sectors for cooperation, signaling the prioritization of the economy over political affairs. He...

In an online statement, China's Ministry of Commerce said that Beijing has noticed that the US decision to include some Chinese companies and individuals on its specially designated nationals list under the pretext of their alleged connections with Iran's unmanned aerial vehicles and military aircraft programs. China firmly opposes such actions, said the ministry's spokesperson in the statement, China Military reported. The official said that the US's unilateral sanctions and extraterritorial jurisdiction practices undermine the international trade order and rules while obstructing normal economic and trade exchanges among countries. These actions also harm the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and...

“With a long history and splendid culture, Iran has many scenic spots worth visiting again and again. Iran attaches great importance to Chinese tourists and offers a visa-free policy for Chinese citizens. I hope that every Chinese tourist in Iran will have a good time,” Iranian ambassador to China Mohsen Bakhtiar said in a recent interview with China's People'a Daily. As an important transportation hub on the ancient Silk Road, Iran sees the Belt and Road Initiative as an opportunity for its development, Mohsen Bakhtiar said. The Belt and Road Initiative will help a large number of developing countries pursue...

Responding to Vladimir Putin’s telephone call on Tuesday, Ebrahim Raeisi commended the progress in the bilateral relations between the two countries as “favorable” and called for accelerating the implementation of joint agreements and projects in the fields of transit, transportation, energy exchange and the completion of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). The 162-kilometer corridor along the Caspian Sea coast connects India, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan and other countries via railways and sea and can rival the Suez Canal as a major global trade route. Appreciating Russia’s support for Iran's membership in the BRICS group of emerging economies, Raeisi said, “BRICS...

Iranian experts will travel to the US next month in order to return another set of Achaemenid historical tablets, Zarghami said on Tuesday. After confirming the originality of the tablets, the conditions for sending the next shipments will be prepared, he added. Earlier in September, briefing the achievement of the Iranian government in the New York visit, President Raeisi announced that Iran reclaimed 3,506 Achaemenid tablets from the Americans after more than 85 years. MP/TSN2961894

Before departing for South Africa, Ghalibaf said that he would be visiting Johannesburg at the invitation of his South African counterpart. The BRICS PF is very influential at the regional and international level, he added. This is a favorable parliamentary opportunity for the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in this forum with the approach of multilateralism and regional and international relations, Ghalibaf stressed. Iran was invited to join BRICS in August, along with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Ethiopia, Argentina, and Egypt. Iran applied for full membership in the bloc in June 2022, days after Raeisi was invited to address...

In the meeting between an Iranian cultural delegation headed by Abdol Hossein Khosrow Panah, Secretary and member of Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution with Khairuddin Osmanzadeh, the chairman of the Center for Strategic Research under the president of the Republic of Tajikistan in Dushanbe on Tuesday, the two sides emphasized the importance and necessity of expanding and deepening scientific, cultural and artistic relations between the two sides. Khairuddin for his part said in the meeting that "We try at the Center for Strategic Research to assess the needs of the two countries in the field of science and culture,...

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The MISTIC aims to study the latest achievements in the field, the secretary of the congress said. As many as 100 scientific figures are to deliver speeches at the congress while some speakers from France, the US, Switzerland, Germany, and Turkey will give online speeches, Ziaaddin Rasi Hashemi added. Iran enjoys an important place in terms of minimally invasive surgery and techniques in the Middle East, he further noted. The 18th edition of the congress is to be held on October 03-05, 2023, in Tabriz, in northwest Iran. TM/5895857

Hajizadeh made the remarks during a ceremony in Tehran held to commemorate the Sacred Defence Week (the imposed 8-year war against Iran by Iraqi Baathist regime) on Tuesday.  "Iran entered the war while the superpowers of the East and the West, the European countries and the reactionary Arab regional countries, which were about 30 countries in total, were facing the 19-month Islamic revolution. We did not lose even one iota of our land and defeated their power. We imposed our demands on them and exceeded the level of regional power," the IRGC Aerospace Force commander said.  'Today, we have...

Deputy head of the cultural heritage, tourism, and handicrafts department in Iran’s Razavi Khorasan Province said that most of the tourists visiting Mashhad were from Iraq. Yousef Bidkhori stated that World Tourism Day 2023 which falls on September 27 has been named “Tourism and Green Investments”. On the occasion, some 19 projects related to tourism will be inaugurated, he further noted. According to official data, more than 3.3 million foreign tourists visited Iran in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year, showing an increase of %38 compared to the same period last year. TM/5896016

He made the remark while speaking in a meeting with Iran's new ambassador to Yerevan, Mehdi Sobhani, on Monday. Referring to his "reliable dialogue" with Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, Pashinyan said it paves the way for the consistent deepening of cooperation between the two countries, his office said in a press release. He also congratulated Sobhani on his appointment to the new post, expressing hope that relations between the two countries would continue to develop and strengthen during the ambassador's term of office. Sobhani, for his part, once again reaffirmed Iran's unequivocal support for Armenia's territorial integrity. He expressed concern...

In comments at a televised program on Sunday, Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri said the Persian Gulf countries are capable of ensuring regional security through mutual cooperation within the framework of an 8-nation alliance. The naval alliance will help the regional people live in peace, he added, reminding the neighboring states that the outsiders provoke Iranophobia in order to justify their illegitimate presence in the region. The commander warned that the foreign military forces are in the region with the purpose of selling arms and plundering the oil resources. In June, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said a...

Amir-Abdollahian told Kyodo News on Sunday that any initiative from Japan that aligns with "Iran's interests" would be viewed positively by Tehran. He stated, "We support the constructive role of Japan in reviving the nuclear deal." The Iranian foreign minister did not detail the initiative. He said he received the proposal from the Japanese government when he visited Tokyo in August and met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and then Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. Amir-Abdollahian said, however, that "excessive demands" by the United States, Britain, France and Germany regarding the nuclear deal have delayed the talk's progress. The deal, officially...

Mohammad Eslami made the remarks in his address to the 66th Annual Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference which kicked off in Vienna on Monday. In his address, the AEOI chief said that the 30th national conference and the first international nuclear conference will be held in May 2024 in the Iranian city of Isfahan. According to the Iranian nuclear chief, the quantitative and qualitative development of nuclear arsenals is worrisome, and the growing trend is contrary to the commitments accepted by the nuclear weapon states. He expressed regret that five decades after the ratification of the Non-Proliferation...

Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri made the remarks on Monday during a ceremony in Jamkaran Mosque near the holy city of Qom, where the Armed Forces renewed allegiance to the twelfth and last Shia Imam, Imam Mahdi (PBUH).  “The Iranian Armed Forces have set up a unified body to establish security in the country,” he said. “State of readiness is a familiar concept for our Armed Personnel. That is, every moment we have our hands on the trigger and our eyes on the radar screen, along with surveillance and intelligence equipment so that no conspiracy is organized against the...

Addressing the 12th Conference of Ministers of Culture in the Islamic World in Doha, Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaili said that what the world needs currently is morality and spirituality. Desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and other parts of the globe has indicated that those who are opposed to Islamic unity resort to some measures to create a rift among Islamic nations, he asserted. The Iranian minister called on the participating countries in the conference to take immediate steps to support the Palestinians in the face of the child-killing and blood-thirsty Zionist Israeli regime. Elsewhere in his remarks, he suggested that...

Esmaili made the remarks in a meeting with Salim bin Mohammed Almalik, Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). Referring to the importance of ICESCO for Tehran, the culture minister said that there are common cultural issues in the Islamic World, and there is a need for more consultation and dialogue between the authorities of Islamic countries in this field. ICESCO can play an important role in this regard, he added. Cooperation with the Islamic World and societies that share cultural matters with Iran has been a priority for Tehran, he continued. Referring to Iran's historic...