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S t r a i g h tT r u t hW W W . T E H R A N T I M E S . C O MFrom Inside Vice president calls for anti-sanctionsunion P2 Canada’s behavior based on doublestandards: MP P28Pages Price50,000Rials 1.00EURO 4.00AED 43rdyear No.1 41 3 3 Saturday January15,2022 Dey25,1400 JumadaAlthani12,1443Iran, China Embark ona Promising New HorizonPage 3Raisi visits Hormozgan in 14th provincial tripReportYemen’s armed forces have successfully carried out a military operation againstDaesh terrorists and mercenaries loyal to theformer government in the central southernprovince of Shabwah.The official spokesman of the armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e has confirmed the joint operation using the country’sAir Force comprising of missiles and dronetargeted the militants as they attempted tomake an advance towards the Yemeni army’s positions in the A’ain district. He saysthe militants tried to advance for hours butfailed to do so despite having a superior AirForce; referring to the wider Saudi-led coalition’s air power.Sare’e says the strikes on the enemy targets had been accurate. Two ballistic missileshad been used in the offensive. He pointedout that as a result of the military operation,a large number of militants have been killedand wounded. He also noted the surprise offensive left the militants in a state of shockand confusion with ambulances rushing tothe scene to transport the casualties.The Yemeni army spokesman also says the“Saudi-American” aggression had launched 43air raids in a matter of hours, the majority ofthem in the provinces of Shabwah and Ma’arib.Meanwhile, the Yemeni military has published footage of an enemy reconnaissanceplane hovering above Shabwah provincebefore being shot down with a locally madesurface-to-air missile.The footage shows thermal imaging ofthe spy plane before it was targeted witha direct hit and fell on the outskirts of theAin District where the Daesh terrorists andmilitants loyal to the former governmentwere attacked. Page 5Lavrov announcesreal progressin Iran nucleardeal talksTEHRAN - Real progress has beenachieved at the Iran nuclear deal talks,Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovannounced during a press conference onRussian diplomatic activities in 2021, TASSreported on Friday.“There has been real progress [ ] on theIranian nuclear program; there is a real desire, between Iran and the U.S., first andforemost, to understand concrete concernsand understand how these concerns couldbe accounted for in the general package,” theminister said.Lavrov underscored that “it could only bea package solution,” just like the nuclear dealitself.“The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actionwas a package solution,” he noted.The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, orJCPOA, was the official name of the 2015 nuclear agreement.According to Lavrov, the experienced negotiators in Vienna “have already penetratedminute details of this negotiation matter”and “are making good progress.” Page 2Accompanied by members of his cabinet, including Energy Minister, Industry, Mining, andTrade Minister, Agriculture Minister, CultureMinister as well as Cooperatives, Labor andSocial Welfare Minister, Raisi arrived at BandarAbbas Airport on Thursday morning.The aim of the president’s provincial visits isto get closely in touch with people and to resolve the problems in various provinces.InterviewBasketball starKazemi optimisticabout Iran’s futureBy Masoud HosseinTEHRAN – Iran national basketball teampower forward Arsalan Kazemi is optimisticabout the country’s future, since there are somany good players in the team.Kazemi was a member of Iran basketballteam in the 2020 Olympic Games, where Iransuffered three defeats against Czech Republic, the U.S. and France in Group A.The 31-year-old player says that to participate in the Olympic Games is a big achievement regardless of the results.Kazemi has talked about the past, presentand future of Iran basketball in an exclusiveinterview with Tehran Times.Tehran Times: Let us know your opinion aboutthe Iran’s future without the stars like HamedHaddai and Samad Nikkhah. We are facing achange generation in our national team. Page 3Speaking to the press upon arrival at theairport, Raisi said Hormozgan is a provincethat has capacities in all areas including trade,industry, agriculture and tourism, and havingthese valuable capacities, poverty and unemployment in this region do not make sense.“The province’s capacities in various economic areas including tourism, industry, andmining can be realized so that we do not witness poverty and unemployment in Hormozgan,” he stressed.The official mentioned the establishmentof a provincial development fund under theframework of the next fiscal year’s nationalbudget bill, saying that this fund can be veryeffective for finishing semi-finished projects, job creation, and supporting production in Hormozgan.After Bandar Abbas, Raisi visited someearthquake- and flood-hit areas in the province and talked with people and authorities inthese areas about the government’s plans forresolving the issues in such regions.The president further visited some of theprovince’s trade centers including Shahid RajaeiPort Special Economic Zone during which Reisivisited different parts of the port, including theVessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC). Page 4Bans blocking Iran to payUN dues to get itsvote back: officialTEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministryspokesman addressed the suspension ofIran’s right to vote in the United Nations.At the same time, creation of a safechannel for faster payment of the membership fee is under consideration.“The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a founding and active member of the United Nations is committed to full and timely payment of its membership fees in the UnitedNations and other international organizations and agencies,” Saeed Khatibzadehsaid late on Wednesday.“It would be fitting that the secretarygeneral of the United Nations and the secretariat also consider the special situationof countries that face illegal sanctionsand do not spare their assistance to thesecountries for the payment of their share,”the spokesman asserted.“Unfortunately, for the second year in arow, and due to cruel and illegal sanctionsof the United States, the payments by ourcountry have hit a roadblock,” he added.The illegal economic and financial sanctions on Iran, which started during theTrump presidency, has created numerousproblems for Iran. The most importantproblem was blocking Iran from international banking system which preventedIran from buying essential medicines andmedical equipment. That was why the economic war against Iran was renamed asmedical terrorism.According to the spokesman, despitenumerous difficulties, the government ofIran has prepared the required resourcesfor the payment of its membership fee inthe United Nations and is engaged in necessary consultations to resolve the matter. LPG exports expected to reach 5.6mmetric tons in 2022 P4 Non-oil trade with neighbors up 42% in9 months yr/yr P4 Americans skeptical of major politicalparties: professor P5 Ayatollah Khamenei’s home undergoesrestoration P6 Six properties in Tehran approved asnational heritage P6 Hamedan where nature meets culture P6 Environmental education planned forlocal communities P7 Iran negotiating to exchange drivinglicenses with 70 countries P7 Works by 13 Iranian artists picked for2022 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition P8 Doc featuring Ali Rafiei’s expertise inbuilding “The House of Bernarda Alba”premieres P8InterviewMoscow concernedabout secretdeployment ofhypersonic missilesto Ukraine: analystBy Mohammad MazhariTEHRAN - A geopolitical analyst says thatRussia is seriously concerned that the U.S.would clandestinely deploy strike weapons, including hypersonic missiles, to Ukraine.“Russian intelligence is seriously concernedthat the U.S. will clandestinely deploy strikeweapons, including hypersonic missiles, to theregion and in particular to Ukraine under thecover of so-called ‘anti-missile systems’,” Andrew Korybko tells the Tehran Times.Korybko adds, “Right now there’s an undeclared U.S.-provoked missile crisis in Europe.”With Russian troops massing along Ukraine’sborders, it appears that Moscow and Washington will have a new escalation over Ukraine.In December, Russia published a proposalfor two agreements with the United States andNATO that would roll back Western militaryactivity in Ukraine and elsewhere in EasternEurope, in essence re-establishing a sphere ofRussian influence in what used to be parts ofthe Soviet Union.On one hand, U.S. officials say many of theproposals are nonstarters for the Western politicians, who insist that Cold War-style regionsof influence are a relic of the past and thatcountries should be able to choose their ownalliances. Page 5Spikogen vaccine approved for thirddose injectionTEHRAN – The Food and Drug Administrationon Thursday authorized Spikogen coronavirusvaccines as a booster dose of all vaccines, deputy health minister Kamal Heydari has said.the vaccine provides more than 87 percent immunity, while it will be more precise after moreresearch, Payam Tabarsi, a researcher of theproject started in November.The Iranian-Australian Spikogen vaccinejoined the national vaccination process in November 2021.Tabarsi went on to say that this vaccine didnot show any serious or specific side effects inthe second and third stages of a clinical trial,and can be used as a booster dose.The vaccine is licensed for the first and second doses in the age group of 18 to 50 yearsand for the third dose in all people over 18 yearsof age, Mehr quoted Heydari as saying.The results of the human test showed thatThe first phase of the study was performedon volunteer Australians and received the necessary approval, the second phase was administrated to 400 Iranians, which has had no serious side effects, Tabarsi said. Page 7Female Iranian crafter wins top prize atIntl. Craft AwardsTEHRAN – Iranian artist Shahrbanu Arabianwas named the Female Craftsperson of theYear at the 5th edition of the International CraftAwards (ICA) 2021, an official with the tourismministry has announced.Arabian, who is a master of metalwork andMinakari (enamel), participated in the eventwith one of her exquisite works, a lavishly-decorated metal bowl designed for serving gaz(nougats with pistachios and almonds), CHTNquoted Vida Tavahodi as saying on Friday.Minakari is an ancient art of painting naturalmotifs such as flowers and birds on the surfaceof metals, mostly copper.Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, theevent was held virtually in India, but the artistwill soon be awarded the prize at a ceremony,the official added.The award for the Male Craftsperson of theYear went to Dalavayi Kullayappa from India,while Zohra Said from Morocco and Ismael Arturo Rodriguez Moreno from Mexico named Female Craft Designer of the Year and Male CraftDesigner of the Year respectively. Page 6Mehr / Arshideh ShahangiYemeni army launchesDaesh offensiveTEHRAN - President Ebrahim Raisi visited Hormozgan Province in southern Iran ontop of a high-ranking delegation on Thursday, as the 14th provincial visit since hetook office in August, IRNA reported. Iran, Syria to establish joint free zone,bank P4Iran marks martyrdom anniversary of nuclearscientistTEHRAN – The father of martyred nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshanis seen in a ceremony held on Wednesday to commemorate the martyrdomanniversary.Ahmadi Roshan and his driver were assassinated by magnetic bombs attached to the car by two assailants on January 11, 2012.He was a chemistry expert and a director of the Natanz uranium enrichmentplant.Israel launched assassinations against Iranian scientists in 2010. In 2 years,Mossad assassinated Masoud Alimohammadi, Majid Shahriari, Darioush Rezaeinejad and Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan.
POLITICS2JANUARY 15, 2022S t r a i g h tT r u t hTEHRAN TIMESLavrov announces real progress in Irannuclear deal talkssanctions first, allowing it to access billions ofdollars in frozen funds. Washington is reluctantto lift any sanctions until Iran reverses theadvances it has made on its nuclear program,Politico said.“I am knocking on wood, butwe expect the agreement to be achieved,” headded.From page 1In Washington, White House press secretaryJen Psaki blasted Donald Trump’s decision to“recklessly” pull out of the deal in 2018 “with nothought as to what might come next.”As a result, “Iran’s nuclear program wasno longer in a box, no longer had the mostrobust inspection regime ever negotiated, nolonger had the tight restrictions on nuclearactivity,” Psaki said during a press briefing onWednesday, according to Politico.The Iran deal lifted many U.S. and internationalsanctions on Tehran in exchange for severecurbs on the country’s nuclear program. AfterTrump left the agreement, saying it wasn’tstrong or broad enough, he reimposed the U.S.sanctions and heaped on new ones, hoping toforce Iran back to the table for what Trumppromised would be a better deal. Iran at firstabided by the terms of the deal as Europeancountries, furious with Trump, sought waysto help its economy, but as that help failed tomaterialize, Iran began breaching parts of theagreement.Biden took office pledging to revive thenuclear deal, but since then, Iran has had achange in its government. It now has a newleadership.International talks in Vienna about returningto the Iran nuclear deal have dragged on, witha five-month break thanks to Iran’s leadershipchange, since last spring. The discussions,which have European officials mediatingbetween Iranian delegates and Biden envoys,have yet to bridge some major differences, suchas the sequencing of steps back toward a deal,analysts say.Tehran wants the United States to liftIn December, U.S. Secretary of State AntonyBlinken slammed Trump for leaving the nucleardeal and failing to keep his promise to comeup with a better one, calling Trump’s decision“one of the worst decisions made in Americanforeign policy in the last decade.”Writing in the New York Times on November30, opinion columnist Thomas Friedman said,“The judges have voted and the results arein: President Donald Trump’s decision to tearup the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 — a decisionurged on by his secretary of state, MikePompeo, and Israel’s prime minister, BenjaminNetanyahu — was one of the dumbest, mostpoorly thought out and counterproductive U.S.national security decisions of the post-ColdWar era.”Psaki touched on Blinken’s point whilealso highlighting U.S. efforts under Biden torebuild the relationships with Europe andother countries that were damaged by Trump’spullout from the nuclear deal.“We’re eager to see the diplomatic path moveforward,” she added.Experts agree that the original sin thatled to the tense situation today was Trump’swithdrawal from a deal that internationalinspectors said Iran was upholding. But there’salso a sense that the Biden administrationmoved too slowly last year to reach out to Iran,and its then more-moderate government, tojump-start talks about restoring the nuclearagreement.In any case, it’s still worth talking, said DarylKimball, executive director of the Arms ControlAssociation.“While President Biden and his team shouldhave moved earlier and faster last year to reengage with Iran on the steps necessary torestore mutual compliance with the JCPOA,it is still possible — and necessary — for theIranian and U.S. negotiators to reach a win-winarrangement that heads off a major nuclearcrisis,” Kimball said.Any nuclear agreement must benotified to the parliamentTEHRAN — A member of the NationalSecurity and Foreign Policy Committee ofthe parliament has said that any agreementreached in Vienna must be notified to theparliament.She added according to the parliamentarystrategic law on lifting sanctions, thegovernment, foreign ministry and the AtomicEnergy Organization of Iran (AEOI) areobliged to present the results and process ofnegotiations to the parliament.Elsewhere in her remarks, she Iran needsto follow a balanced foreign policy, which isbeing pursued by the sitting Ebrahim Raisiadministration.“The Islamic Republic needs to interact withthe outside world with all its internationalcapacities through following a balancedforeign policy,” she maintainedThe female MP from Tehran added Irancherished a balanced foreign policy sinceRaisi took over as president in August lastyear.The MP also defended Iran’s move tonations by developing cooperationbilaterally and internationally.Rezaei made the remarks in ameeting with Nicaraguan PresidentDaniel Ortega in Managua.The vice president emphasized,“The Islamic Republic of Iran isready to transfer its experiences,capabilities and achievements invarious fields of science, technologyand academia to Nicaragua.”Rezaei went on to say that theIranian government and peoplehave a special respect for theNicaraguangovernmentandpraise their resistance against theextravagance of the oppressors ofthe world.For his part, the Chairman of theNicaraguan Science and TechnologyCouncil referred to Iran’s progressand capabilities in various fields ofscience and technology and signeda memorandum of understandingwith Iran’s Pardis Technology Park.He added in the current situationwhere the world’s hegemons,especially the United States,want to prevent the progressand development of nations andundermine their friendship andcooperation through conspiracy andsanctions, resilient countries mustredouble their efforts to expandtheir relations and friendship.“The Islamic Republic of Iran hasalways stood by its revolutionaryfriends and brothers in Nicaraguaand is ready to develop, strengthenand consolidate comprehensiverelations with this country,” Rezaeiemphasized.He said the countries that areresistant to the extravagance ofthe world’s oppressors must forma union of allied countries againstsanctions and stand united againstU.S. conspiracies and sanctions.In the meeting, Ortega praisedthe presence of the Iranian vicepresident at his inaugurationceremony, and admired the resilientspirit of the Iranian nation againstsanctions and pressure fromenemies.negotiating with world powers torealize the right of its people, notingthat Nicaragua defends Iran’s rightto use nuclear technology forpeaceful purposes in the world.He added, “Friendship betweenthe two governments and nationsof Iran and Nicaragua is a sincere,fraternal and deep relationship.”Later in the day, in a meeting withthe President of the NicaraguanScience and Technology Council,Rezaei called the development ofscience and technology the causeof the progress of human societyand said that science, technologyand industry must be combined sothat the two countries can use it togenerate wealth.He added that Iran and Nicaraguahave great respect for the Leaderof the Islamic Revolution, thepresident of Iran and the martyr ofthe path of peace and resistance,LieutenantGeneralQassemSoleimani.The Nicaraguan president statedthat Nicaragua dedicates all its loveand affection to the great nation ofIran, saying that the two countriesmust stand together and continuethe struggle for peace.He praised Iran’s authority inestablish close economic ties with Russiaand China as two great countries withabundant capacities, suggesting that usingthe cementing ties with these two countriesare important for Iran.The remarks by the lawmaker comes asForeign Minister Amir Abdollahian has visitedChina and President Raisi is also scheduledto visit Russia on January 19.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovhas said Raisi’s visit to Moscow is highlyimportant.“The visit of the foreign minister to China isimportant in advancing the goals of economicdiplomacy,” Elahian remarked.Elahian added, “According to the 25-yearagreement between Iran and China, thecapacities of this country can be used in thedevelopment of economic and trade ties.”She noted that China is recognized asthe world’s leading economy, and economicinteractions with this country can neutralizemany issues related to the unilateral U.S.sanctions against the Islamic Republic.China is considered the second largesteconomy in the world. Some experts arguethat China’s economy is even bigger than theUnited States’. True or not, it is inevitablethat China will supersede the U.S. in terms ofeconomy in the next decade.We are ready to transfer ourachievements to Nicaragua“Iran and Nicaragua have beenable to achieve great successand maintain their politicalindependence in the face ofAmerican aggression,” he said.According to the vice president,the two countries can take steps forthe progress and welfare of the twoThe development of cooperationin this field sets the stage for furtherexpansion of relations between thetwo countries in various fields ofscientific exchanges, technology,innovation and entrepreneurshipin the agricultural sector, seed andindustry production, and academiccooperation and student education,the Iranian vice president foreconomic affairs stated.The senior directors of science,academia and technology ofNicaragua who were present atthe meeting also expressed theirviews in various fields related tothe development of scientific andtechnological cooperation betweenthe two countries.Rezaei went to Nicaragua onMonday to attend the inaugurationceremony of Nicaraguan PresidentDaniel Ortega.Ambassador: Iran sees no limit to develop ties with TajikistanTEHRAN — Mohammad Taghi Saberi, theIranian ambassador to Dushanbe, has written amessage on the occasion of the 30th anniversaryof the establishment of diplomatic relationsbetween Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan.He congratulated the government and people ofTajikistan on the auspicious occasion, saying thatthe relations between the two countries are basedon ancient and inseparable cultural, religious,civilizational, historical and linguistic ties.Saberi added that Iran was one of the firstcountries to recognize Tajikistan’s independenceand was the first country to establish its embassyin Dushanbe, and thus the political relationsbetween the two countries, which share the samelanguage, started.The Iranian diplomat stated that Iran hasalways supported peace and stability in theRepublic of Tajikistan and has played an activerole in achieving this goal by hosting Tajik peacetalks.The ambassador stated that the Republic ofTajikistan has a high status in the Iranian foreignpolicy, saying that Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, theIranian president, chose this country as his firstforeign trip.“Any agreement reached must be notifiedto the Majlis before it is finally signed,” ZohrehElahian said, IRNA reported on Friday.Elahian said last week Foreign MinisterHossein Amir Abdollahian attended theNational Security and Foreign PolicyCommittee to share views with the MPssitting on committee.TEHRAN — Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’sVice President for Economic Affairs,has called for formation of a bloc ofcountries against sanctions, IRNAreported on Friday.“No country has as close ties and attachment tothe Republic of Tajikistan as the Islamic Republicof Iran, and the reason is the racial, historical,cultural, religious and linguistic affinities of thetwo nations,” Ambassador Saberi explained.Negotiations are underway in Vienna torestore the 2015 nuclear deal, officially calledthe Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.Emphasizing the parliament’s support forIran’s negotiating team, the MP said, “Thesenegotiations will be pursued within theframework of the establishment, and thecurrent team will pay special attention tothe red lines and will submit a report to theMajlis.”Vice president calls foranti-sanctions unionMr. Emomali Rahmon, Tajikistan’s presidentalso used the term “flesh and nails” to describethe ties between Iran and Tajikistan.Saberi said that the official visits of the leadersand other high-ranking officials of the twocountries since 1992 have shown the seriousefforts of the two sides to strengthen relations invarious fields.“These meetings have opened wide horizonsfor better relations between the two brotherlycountries,” he added.According to the diplomat, the presidents ofIran have visited Tajikistan 13 times since theestablishment of political relations betweenthe two countries, and the Tajik president hasvisited Iran 17 times. The speakers of the Iranianparliament have also visited the Republic ofTajikistan three times and the speakers of theSupreme Councils of Tajikistan have visited Iranfive times.“Meetings between the foreign ministers andother high-ranking officials of the two countrieshave also taken place for political consultationsand the development of relations in variousdimensions,” he noted.The ambassador said that in addition tofruitful meetings and talks between the twocountries’ officials, important cooperationdocuments in areas of hydroelectric power plants,transportation and road construction, tunneling,trade, television and radio have been signed.“The implementation of the constructionproject of Sangtoodeh-2 hydropower plant canbe considered as one of the important areas ofcooperation between the two countries in thefield of energy and economic relations betweenthe two countries,” he added.Saberi added Iran took a pioneering stepin helping develop infrastructure projects inTajikistan.Iranian companies have been active indeveloping projects such as Esteghlal Tunnel,Dushanbe Water Treatment Plant and otherprojects, according to the Iranian diplomat.He noted that over the past 30 years, morethan 170 important cooperation documents havebeen signed between Iran and the Republic ofTajikistan, which define the prospects of relationsbetween the two friendly countries and play adecisive role in creating a legal framework forfurther development of bilateral relations.The Iranian envoy in Tajikistan stated that thetwo countries have a high potential in supplyingeach other with required items.Saberi said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran andthe Republic of Tajikistan have good cooperationwithin the framework of regional organizationssuch as the Economic Cooperation Organization(ECO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) and support each other’s positions inthese organizations. Iran was present in theShanghai Cooperation Organization, which ledto the approval of its application for permanentmembership and the start of the membershipprocess in this organization at the 21st meetingof the Shanghai Summit in September 2021 inDushanbe.”The diplomat also pointed to scientific andcultural cooperation between the two countriesas one of the brightest pages of Tajikistan-Iranianrelations, because the exchange of lementation of cultural and artistic programsand participation of scientists and culturalfigures in cultural events are top priorities inthese interactions.Saberi said that the historic visit of Raisi tothe Republic of Tajikistan in September 2021 is aturning point and the beginning of a new chapterin comprehensive cooperation between Tehranand Dushanbe.“During this trip, 8 cooperation documentsin various fields were signed between the twocountries, and with their implementation, wehope to see good developments in the relationsbetween the two countries,” he added.The Iranian ambassador to Tajikistan notedthat the two leaders exchanged views onstrengthening and expanding cooperation invarious fields.“During the consultation between the twopresidents, it was suggested that a ‘long-termplan for economic and trade cooperation’ bedrawn up between the two countries to increasethe volume of trade between the two countries,”the envoy noted.According to Saberi, the current situation in theregion and the world entails the two countriesbe more together than before and work withempathy and harmony to develop relations.Saberi concluded his message by saying, “Asthe representative of the great nation of Iranand the government of the Islamic Republicof Iran, I declare that the Islamic Republic hasno restrictions on developing relations andcooperation with the Republic of Tajikistan.”Canada’s behavior based on double standards: MPTEHRAN—MahmoudAbbaszadeh Meshkini, spokesmanfor the National Security andForeign Policy Committee of theIranian parliament, has calledfor the extradition of Iranianfinancial criminals living inforeign countries, includingCanada.Meshkini said that Iran hasconcluded memorandums ofunderstanding on extradition ofcriminals with some countries inthe world and this procedure isbilateral.Headded,“Meanwhile,countries that are members ofthe international police (Interpol)also have a duty to returneconomic and financial criminalsto their countries.”Referring to Canada’s refusalto extradite criminals to Iran, theMP said economic criminals suchas Mahmoud Khavari, a formerbanker, have fled to Canada, andthe country is very reluctant tosend them home.Pointing to Canada’s inactiondespite claims of respect fordemocratic values, human rightsand fight against corruption,he added, “In other words, thebehavior of Canadians in this areais completely political and basedon double standards.”The Ottawa government’srefusal to extradite embezzlershas made the Iranians to callCanada the “paradise of thieves”.
Iran, China embark on apromising new horizonTEHRAN – In his first visit to Chinasince taking over as Iran’s top diplomat,Hossein Amir Abdollahian visitedChina on Thursday that is expected toopen new horizons for deepening tiesbetween Tehran and Beijing.with Iran, saying, “The relations betweenthe two countries, especially afterthe agreement on the comprehensiveplan for cooperation between Iran andChina, have had remarkable results andachievements.”The Iranian foreign minister usheredin such a horizon in an article publishedin Chinese media ahead of his visit. AmirAbdollahian said the visit “will be apromising new horizon for our promotionand development of cooperation invarious domains.”President Xi said China is ready tostrengthen cooperation with Iran in theOne Belt-One Road initiative.At the center of this horizon is astrategic comprehensive partnershipplan be
minute details of this negotiation matter” and “are making good progress.” Page . 2. TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry . spokesman addressed the suspension of Iran’s right to vote in the United Nations. “The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a found-ing and active member of t
