February, 2008

• 21 February

  Iranian, Turkish State Archives Directors Meet in Istanbul

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) Director Ali-Akbar Ash’ari held talks with the director of Turkey’s state archives Yusuf Sarinay in a meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday.

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• 21 February

  Russia, Turkey Holding Similar Stance on Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Ankara on Wednesday that Russia and Turkey share close stances on such international issues as Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, Iraq and the Middle East.

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• 21 February

  World Focused on Iran’s Polls

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Former Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani said the world is focusing on the upcoming parliamentary elections to view the people’s turnout.

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• 21 February

  UAE’s Crescent Sees Progress in Iran Gas Talks

  TEHRAN (FNA) – The UAE’s Crescent Petroleum said on Wednesday that it had made progress on talks to resolve a dispute about pricing and volume for gas imports from Iran but had yet to reach a final agreement.

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• 21 February

  Iran Vows Resistance in N. Standoff

  TEHRAN (FNA) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Iran has brought world powers to their knees and successfully resisted US-led efforts to get Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment.

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• 21 February

  Indian Business Delegation to Visit Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA) – A 12-member business delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is slated to arrive here in Tehran Saturday, both on a fact-finding mission and to forge better business relations with Iranian companies.

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• 21 February

  Iran Boosts Container Handling Capabilities

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Phase one development of the Shahid Rajaie Container Terminal (SRCT) project in Bandar Abbas, with a handling capacity of some 1.5 million teu, will open tomorrow.

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• 21 February

  Iran-Turkey Power Deal Likely

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran may export 2,000 megawatts of electricity to Turkey, announced managing director of Electricity Network Management Company.

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• 21 February

  Iran, Iraq to Revive Parts of Border Treaty

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran and Iraq have agreed to reactivate some elements of a 1975 border agreement which seemed to cause a row in December when the Iraqi president said the treaty was void, a statement he later retracted.

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• 21 February

  Iran, India Ink MoU to Ease Visa Regime

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran and India have agreed to improve bilateral ties, particularly in consular affairs and provision of broader facilities for nationals of both the countries that resulted in signing of a MoU.

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