Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran attaches significant importance to expansion of ties and cooperation with Congo.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman, by condemning terrorist incident in a Baghdad church, underlined that the action is in direction of return of terrorism to Iraq.

Following the election of Dilma Rousseff as Bazil's new president, Tehran-Brazilia friendly ties will continue.

Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Umit Yardim said here on Monday that dlrs 30 billion worth of Tehran-Ankara trade exchanges is achievable.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday felicitated his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the Brazilian government and nation on election of Dilma Rousseff to presidency.

Press Deputy of Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said here Monday 175 foreign media, and 250 foreign guests from 55 countries participated at 17th Press and News Agencies’ Exhibition and Fe

A seminar on Iran's investment opportunities will be held in Beijing concurrent with an exhibition to introduce China's investment capacities in other countries.

Sixty five handicrafts products from Iran were awarded the 2010 UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicrafts by an international panel of UNESCO experts in Isfahan last week.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday called for enhancing level of Iran-Japan trade.

He made the remark in a meeting with new Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Kinichi Komano.

Minister of Commerce Mehdi Ghazanfari has said that growth of Iran's trade ties was not affected by the unjust sanctions against the country.