Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA - Afghanistan`s President Hamid Karzai described the Farsi language as
a world heritage and stressed the need to further promote it through
cultural products.

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA - Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said the visit of former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to Iran served no mediatory purposes between Iran and the US.

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA - Iran continued its transparent and accurate relations with the United Nations nuclear watchdog within the frameworks of international agreements, Foreign Ministry spokesman

Manama, Feb 23, IRNA -Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmad al-Khalifa said on Monday that Manama expects closer ties with its neighboring state of Iran.

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA - Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani criticized activities on the part of a
number of regional countries regarding Bahrain and said Iran respected

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA - Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi on Monday condemned the terrorist operation in Cairo, Egypt, which resulted in killing and injuring of a number of innocent people

Riyadh, Feb 22, IRNA - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh stressed the need to broaden economic and commercial ties with Iran.

Tehran, Feb 22, IRNA - Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder criticized double standard policies of certain European countries against terrorism

Beirut, Feb 22, IRNA - A UN spokesman has voiced readiness of the international body to help find out information about the fate of the abducted Iranian diplomats in Lebanon.

Tehran, Feb 22, IRNA - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder here in Tehran on Saturday discussed with him important regional and internationa