Iranian companies exported a total of 241 thousand tons of non-oil commodities to African states during the first four months of the Iranian calendar year started March 21.

Heads of Iranian and Russian atomic organizations met and conferred on sidelines of IAEA Annual General Assembly here Monday.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said there could be no final conclusion for the Caspian Sea issue in the absence of Iran.

Beijing University will honor a China-based Iranian artist Ghaffar Pourazar for his efforts to promote Chinese opera in a ceremony on November 14.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu discussed in their second round of talks avenues for promotion of cooperation in the field of energy as well as the l

Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu conferred on Saturday with Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on expansion of mutual relations.

Iran’s commercial center is expected to be launched in Russia by March 2009, said head of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber, Assadollah Asgar- Owladi.

A top Russian official said Moscow will continue to expand and boost cooperation with Iran.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, heading a political delegation, arrived in Tehran Saturday morning to review issues of mutual interest with senior Iranian officials.

– Iran here Friday voiced an official protest to quadrilateral meeting of Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan in Astana on legal regime of Caspian Sea.