Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso here Tuesday emphasized the important role of Afghanistan's neighboring countries, Iran and Pakistan, in stabilizing the war-stricken country.

Iran can play a key role in meeting Europe's rising energy needs amid falling gas production on the European continent, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari told IRNA in Berlin on Tuesday.

Russia's Ambassador to the UN and the rotating President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Vitaly Churkin said on Monday that he is opposed to threatening the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Murat Yalcintas said Tuesday Iran and Turkey enjoy great potentials for further economic cooperation.

The first full production line of the national Iranian automobile, Samand, manufactured by the giant automaker Iran Khodro, will be inaugurated in Syria in near future.

The second Asian Sports Ministers Meeting started work in Tehran’s Esteqlal Hotel on Tuesday.

Japan’s Foreign Minister here Monday described Tehran-Tokyo relations as “friendly, good and growing” asking for further strengthening of ties with Iran as a regional power.

Deputy Head of Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Campaign Headquarter and his accompanying delegation here Monday evening in a meeting with Afghanistan’s Prosecutor General Es’haq Elco asked for implementation

Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi has called on the 110 member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to form a joint judicial committee.

Visiting Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Hamid Behbahani conferred here Monday with his Iraqi counterpart Amir Abd al-Jabar Ismail.