SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Tentative peace talks between India and Pakistan have stalled after the Mumbai attacks, India said Tuesday, and can only resume if Islamabad takes more decisive action against militant groups on its soil. The talks, known as the composite dialogue, began in 2004 after the nuclear-armed neighbors …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Economic Minister Shamseddin Hosseini and Bosnian Minister of Foreign Trade Mladen Zirojevic in a meeting here in Tehran on Monday explored avenues to expand mutual trade and economic relations. Iran seeks ways to boost cooperation with Bosnia in various sectors like banking, foreign investment, privatization, etc., he …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday that Iran-Oman ties can serve as a model for regional countries. In a meeting with Omani King Sultan Qaboos’ envoy, Abdelaziz Al-Rawwas, he added that the two countries’ relations have always been cordial and extensive. Stating that there is no change …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Minister of Commerce Massoud Mir-Kazemi on Monday expressed hope that Iran would expand its presence in the Balkan region so that it could reach the European markets. He made the remark while talking to the Islamic republic news agency after a ceremony during which Iran and Bosnia …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said he did not attend the two-day conference on Afghanistan in Paris due to the undiplomatic remarks made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy about Iran. Paris did not show the courtesy of a host, Mottaki stated during a joint press conference with Armenian …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran slammed the recent comments made by the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, saying they are in line with Washington’s spiteful policies. Rice, at a meeting in New York on Tuesday, said, “All there expressed their concern about Iran’s nuclear policies and its regional ambitions.” She added …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi prepares to visit Tehran to conduct business negotiations with senior Iranian officials. The prime minister is visiting Iran to discuss cooperation on possible economic ventures between the two countries, Malaysian media outlets quoted Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim as saying on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari and Ecuadorian Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration Miguel Eduardo Egas Pena called for the expansion of economic ties in a meeting here on Monday. Expressing satisfaction over Iran-Ecuador political relations, Ghazanfari said, “The ways to develop current economic relations should …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Speaker of Bahraini parliament Khalifa Bin Ahmad al-Dhahrani said Monday that Manama wants Iran-UAE dialogue to promote mutual ties. Al-Dhahrani told Iran’s Ambassador to Bahrain Hossein Amir Abdollahian, “Dialogue is a good principle in nature; we should respect good relations between Muslim and neighboring states, that have age-old …

osovo’s Interior Minister Zenun Pajaziti says Serb officers will return to Kosovo’s Police force now that the European Union law-and-order mission, EULEX, has deployed. Ethnic Serb police officers left their posts in protest against Kosovo’s declaration of independence in February of this year. However, Pajaziti believes that they will all …