Results of trilateral talks of Russian, Syrian and Iranian top diplomats
Russian, Syrian and Iranian Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov, Walid Muallem and Mohammad Javad Zarifv held a trilateral meeting on the Syrian developments on October 28. Syria’s cooperation with UN According to Sergey Lavrov, Russia and Iran welcomed Syria’s readiness to boost cooperation with the UN. “Russia and Iran welcome the Syrian government’s readiness to enhance cooperation with the UN in solving humanitarian...
Tehran plans to send first Iranian to space with Russia’s help
Iran plans to send its first astronaut into space in cooperation with Russia, the Fars news agency has reported citing Director of Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Mohsen Bahrami. “The project to send man into space is still a priority of the ISA and we have even held some negotiations with Russia to send astronauts into space,” Bahrami said. The ISA head did not report about any possible timeframe for completing the talks with...
Iran to prosecute 400 officials over high salaries
A report by the Audit Court found that executives at state-owned banks had earned as much as 622 million rials ($20,000) per month — compared to average public sector salaries of $400. Ali Larijani, the parliament speaker, said the salaries were “a stain” on Iran’s public sector, and that legal cases had been opened against all 397 officials who earned more than 200 million rials. Source:...
Iran’s oil minister urges implementation of agreements with Russia’s Lukoil
Iran’s oil minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has urged establishing long-term cooperation between the National Iranian Oil Company and Russian oil major Lukoil, as well as sooner implementation of the agreements that were reached earlier, Iran’s news agency Shana reported on Monday. Speaking at a meeting with head of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov in Tehran the minister said. “Lukoil was the first (of foreign companies – TASS) to...
Russia obtains permit for fish exports to Iran
Russia has obtained an official permit to export fish products to Iran, the press service of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said Friday. “Starting from next week fish products may be supplied to the territory of Iran from all 467 Russian enterprises and ships that have the right for EU exports,” the report said. Earlier the Iranian side said it saw no obstacles for...
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