Secretary-General of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani has expressed serious doubt about human rights being a pivotal issue in the European countries foreign policy. The European governments maintain the best friendly relations with countries whose human rights records are the worst, but they adopt the most negative stand ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)Secretary-General Shamil Aleskerovtermed the western sanctions against Iran as unfair, and called for the removal of all the unilateral embargoes against the country. In my opinion the sanctions imposed against Iran are unfair and they should be removed soon, Aleskerov said. He underlined ...

[caption id="attachment_39593" align="alignright" width="180"] File photo shows Israel's Dimona nuclear reactor in the Negev Desert.[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior member of the European Parliament (EP) Hannes Swobodaunderlined that any effort to free the Middle-East region from the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) must include Israel's atomic arsenal....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Irans Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijanisaid wrong presumptions blown up by certain sides and the western states double-standard policies are the main obstacles to constructive talks between Iran and the West. The obstacles to the constructive talks between Iran and the West are mainly the result of magnified ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and the European Parliament (EP) have agreed to jointly fight the terrorism which is exported by the Takfiri groups in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Head of the Socialist Fraction and European Parliament's Presiding Board member Hannes Swoboda said on Monday. "We have agreed to fight the terrorism which is supported by the Sunnis,...

Senior member of the European Parliament (EP) Hannes Swoboda says the Syria conflict cannot be settled without Irans engagement, stressing that the ongoing crisis in the Arab nation must be resolved through political means and not a military intervention. We believe that military intervention cannot solve the Syrian issue. For that reason, the solution ...

Senior member of the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda has asserted Irans right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, saying the EP wants sanctions against Tehran lifted. The EP hopes sanctions against Iran over its nuclear energy program will be lifted within the next few months, Swoboda told reporters in Tehran on Monday. The EP agrees ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani once again called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Syria, and warned of the dire consequences of military and financial support for the Syrian rebels by the western countries and their regional allies. Although we believe grass root democracy needs to be established in Syria, we also ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Socialist Fraction of European Parliament (EP) Hannes Swoboda underlined Iran's significant role in the settlement of crises on international and regional scenes, and called for Iran's participation in the international Geneva II Peace Conference on Syria. Speaking at a meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdiunderlined that Iran as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is after utilizing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Speaking at a meeting with the European Parliament (EP)'s Delegation, headed by Hannes Swoboda,...

Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA A senior lawmaker said the Iranian negotiating team and the group of sextet were relatively satisfied with the recent nuclear talks in Geneva, urging the two sides to take the opportunity to settle the existing nuclear dispute. Kazem Jalali, Head of the Majlis Research Center, made the remarks in a meeting with visiting President ...

A senior European Union (EU) parliamentarian says the establishment of constructive relations with the Islamic Republic is of great importance to the EU. In a meeting with Irans Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Sunday, Hannes Swoboda said Tehran can be an important partner for the EU when it comes to key issues such as fighting narcotics and terrorism ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans parliament speaker said his country has borne the brunt of combat against narcotics trafficking from Afghanistan to the West, and that it has been a major victim of acts of terrorism. Iran has incurred heavy spiritual and financial costs in fighting against trafficking of narcotics from Afghanistan to Europe, and has also paid ...

[caption id="attachment_23974" align="alignright" width="180"] Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption] Tehran, Oct 20, IRNA Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi described sanctions imposed on Iran as illegal, oppressive and failed, saying that Iran has made numerous scientific and technological achievements ...

Irans Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says nuclear negotiations between Tehran and the six major world powers within a logical and fair framework will produce constructive outcomes. In a meeting with the head of a delegation of three Socialist European Parliament lawmakers, Hannes Swoboda, in Tehran on Sunday, Larijani said Majlis supports the ongoing ...

The delegation of European Parliament (EP) lawmakers who have travelled to Iran have attended an open session of Majlis. The three Socialist European lawmakers, who arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a four-day visit, attended the Majlis session on Sunday morning. The European parliamentary delegation, headed by Hannes Swoboda, is scheduled to hold ...