Press TV -(Thu May 16, 2013) Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have concluded their talks in Istanbul, Turkey, describing the negotiations as fruitful. Speaking to reporters, Jalili said he held “fruitful” talks with Ashton, adding the two sides agreed to meet again in the [...]
Press TV -(Thu May 16, 2013) Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili has condemned the recent deadly bombings in Turkey’s border region with Syria. During a press conference in the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul on Thursday, Jalili denounced the massacre of innocent people, adding, “Borders between the countries in the region [...]
Press TV -(Thu May 16, 2013) Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi says the UN General Assembly’s recent resolution against Syria will only intensify crimes by the extremist groups in the Arab country. On Wednesday, the UN General Assembly approved an Arab-backed nonbinding resolution against Syria by a vote of 107-12, with 59 abstentions. Brazil, South [...]
Press TV -(Thu May 16, 2013) Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi says the United States’ opposition and lack of commitment to various international disarmament conventions are obstacles to advancing the issue of global disarmament. Pointing to the US’s 16-year opposition to bringing up the issue of disarmament in the UN Disarmament Conference, Araqchi said, “The US [...]
Press TV -(Thu May 16, 2013) Tehran has condemned the recent remarks by Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird and the holding of an anti-Iran conference in Canada as flagrant interference in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s internal affairs. “The Canadian government’s effort to hold a meeting attended by a number of infamous anti-Iran elements as well [...]
Press TV -(Thu May 16, 2013) Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have wrapped up their latest round of talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program. Late on Wednesday, the two sides wrapped up in Vienna another round of talks that focused on a technical framework for cooperation. Iran’s Ambassador to the IAEA Ali-Asghar [...]
Press TV -(Wed May 15, 2013) Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has advised the Iranian people to elect a pious, revolutionary, and resolute person as their next president. “In order to realize their objectives and disappoint the enemy, the people should enthusiastically take part in the election to choose – from among [...]
Press TV -(Wed May 15, 2013) Iran Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the meeting of the Friends of Syria will be held in Iranian capital, Tehran, in the near future. Salehi said on Wednesday that the meeting will be held in Tehran on May 29 and a number of countries have been invited to [...]
Press TV -(Wed May 15, 2013) Iran has called for a political solution to end the crisis in Syria, saying all countries should help facilitate a peaceful process. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei made the remarks on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly, where an Arab-backed resolution against Syria was approved by [...]
Press TV -(Wed May 15, 2013) Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili has arrived in the Turkish city of Istanbul to meet with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. Jalili, who is Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday at the head of a high-ranking delegation, and is set to [...]
