August, 2007

• 29 August

  President Felicitates Slovakia on National Day

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message to Ivan Gasparovic extended his congratulations to the Slovakian president, government and nation on the country’s national day.

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• 29 August

  Iran Seeks to Enhance Security in Border Province

  “It is possible and we can,” said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the banners above Zahedan, vowing to breathe life into this under-developed arid city in southeastern Iran.

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• 29 August

  PLN Likely to Buy Iran’s LNG

  Indonesia’s State-run electricity firm PLN said Monday it was sounding out the possibility of securing liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies from Iran to meet the surge in gas demand from its power plants.

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• 29 August

  German Orchestra in Iran to Improve Cultural Ties

  Officials from a German symphony orchestra scheduled to play a concert in Tehran this week expressed hope Monday that the visit would improve cultural ties between the two countries.

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• 29 August

  Taliban to free 19 S. Korean hostages

  GHAZNI, Afghanistan – Taliban militants agreed Tuesday to release 19 South Korean church volunteers held hostage for six weeks after Seoul reaffirmed a pledge to withdraw its troops by year’s end and prevent Christian missionaries from working in Afghanistan.The militants apparently backed away from demands for a prisoner exchange. But …

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• 29 August

  Over 100 “insurgents” killed in Afghan battle: U.S.

  KABUL (Reuters) – More than 100 suspected insurgents were killed in a battle with U.S.-led troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.The battle erupted after a convoy of Afghan and U.S. coalition forces came under attack in Shah Wali Kot district in Kandahar province, it said in …

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• 28 August

  Iran Decisive to Restore N. Rights

  Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel stressed here on Monday that Tehran would never give up even an iota of its nuclear rights.

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• 28 August

  Swedish Embassy Caretaker Summoned to FM

  Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned caretaker of Sweden’s embassy in Tehran on Monday to condemn printing of a blasphemous photo of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in a Swedish daily.

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• 28 August

  Envoy: UN Cooperation with Iran not Impeded by US Sanctions

  The United Nations’ residing coordinator in the Islamic Republic of Iran stressed that the US sanctions against Tehran could not prevent the world body from cooperating with Iran.

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• 28 August

  MP : US Unable to Threaten IRGC

  The United States is not in a position to threaten the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a prominent Iranian lawmaker said, reminding that IRGC is a powerful force with millions of members and supporters.

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