Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki took part in a meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan here Monday evening.

Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar arrived in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday on a three-day visit at the head of a high-ranking defense delegation.

Minister of Commerce Masoud Mir-Kazemi heading a 170-member delegation arrived in Ankara early Monday to discuss with Turkish officials on ways to develop trade.

Speaker of Iran’s Consultative Assembly (Majlis) Ali Larijani vowed on Sunday to bring to justice those involved in terrorist attacks against Iranian pilgrims in Iraq on April 23-24.

The United Nations Security Council in a statement on Saturday strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Kazemain and Diala in Iraq in which many Iranian pilgrims were killed or injured.

Afghanistan minister of Transportation in a meeting with Iran’s ambassador to Kabul called for development of land and air transportation between the two countries to expand trade and ties.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, by referring to those who set out conditions to start dialogue with Iran, said these people should declare all their options so that the whole world realizes their cu

Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad, by underscoring Iraqi government responsibility to provide security for Iranian pilgrims, said Iran is waiting for outcome of investigation by the special committee de

Former Turkish prime minister Necmettin Erbakan said here Saturday that all-out expansion of ties between Iran and Turkey will be beneficial both for the Middle East and human prosperity.

First Iran-Indonesia Women Friendship Week will be held in Jakarta soon with the aim of promoting cultural ties between women of the two countries.