October, 2008

• 3 October

  Iran Joins 6 Int’l Energy Bodies

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian parliament’s energy commission approved the country’s membership in six international energy organizations and unions, a parliamentary official said.

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• 3 October

  Iran Rejects US Claims over Minorities

  TEHRAN (FNA)- President Ahmadinejad says Iran is a great family and nation and that religious minorities are inseparable constituents of the country.

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• 3 October

  Russia Mulling Helicopter Deal with Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Kamov, one of Russia’s largest helicopter producers, is hoping to sign an agreement by the end of the year to export Ka-226T utility helicopters to Iran, the company’s director said on Friday.

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• 3 October

  UNESCO Comes to Iranian City of Isfahan

  TEHRAN (FNA)- UNESCO is organizing three events in Isfahan to promote the development of high quality cultural and creative industries in Iran.

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• 3 October

  Envoy: Iran Obliged to Continue Uranium Enrichment

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh said on Thursday that since mutual talks between Iran and IAEA on guaranteeing nuclear fuel have failed, Iran has no alternative but to continue uranium enrichment independently and generate fuel cycle.

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• 3 October

  Iran Ready to Work with Hollywood to Film Mowlavi’s Life

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is prepared to contribute to the shooting of a Hollywood movie on the life of the 13th-century Persian poet and mystic, Mowlavi, an Iranian diplomat said.

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• 3 October

  Mottaki Reiterates Legitimacy of Iran’s N. Plans

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the uranium enrichment program of Iran, as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is not in breach of any law.

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• 3 October

  Egyptian editor verdict condemned

  Press freedom activists have condemned Egypt for jailing a newspaper editor who printed rumours about the health of its 80-year-old president.

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• 3 October

  Russia and Ukraine agree on gas deal

  Russia has spared Ukraine from a steep price rise in gas for the time being despite a row over arms sales to Georgia.

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• 2 October

  Iran may Reconsider N. Stance if Gets Guarantees

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran would consider stopping uranium enrichment if it gets cast-iron guarantees of regular international fuel supplies for its nuclear power plants, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.

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