Foreign Minister Manouchehr said Iran hoped all Asian countries supported the idea of formation of the Asian Union so that the old continent experienced a better convergence.

Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Shamseddin Hosseini said on Monday that Djibouti would enjoy banking facilities to use Iranian technical and engineering know-how.

President Mahmdoud Ahmadinejad received foreign ministers of six countries on the sidelines of the Ministerial Conference of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD).

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Monday called for further expansion of Iran-Uzbekistan relations and cooperation given the existing extensive capacities of both countries.

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili said on Sunday that the western governments have no options but to acknowledge the rights of the independent nations.

The Ninth Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting will be held here from November 8-9.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Sunday that Iran has agreed to hold talks with the 5+1 Group member states in Turkey.

President of the IRI Customs Administration (IRICA) Ardeshir Mohammadi said here on Sunday that the country's non-oil exports stands at more than 17.5 billion dollars in the first seven months of t

First Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi said here, prior to his departure for Doha, on Sunday that the two brotherly countries of Iran and Qatar enjoy strong relations.

Iranian artists presented their art-cultural works here during Iran’s cultural week.