Iranian, Russian diplomats discuss Syrian and Yemeni developments

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin held a phone conversation on Monday discussing the latest developments in Syria and Yemen.

Iran after peaceful coexistence with neighbors: envoy

TEHRAN — Tehran’s Ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, says Iran is interested in maintaining peaceful coexistence with its neighbors and it is not after expansionism.

Iran, Russia highlight boosting ties

TEHRAN — Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali has discussed strengthening bilateral ties with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Launch of military satellite wins praise of ranking Iranian officials

TEHRAN – A number of top officials have praised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps for its successful launch of Iran’s first military satellite into the orbit.

Western states oppose stronger Iran-Russia relations: envoy

TEHRAN — Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali has criticized Western countries for creating obstacles in the path of stronger relations between Iran and Russia.

Iranian diplomat says U.S. sanctions will lead to humanitarian catastrophe

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, said on Friday that the United States’ sanctions will lead to a “humanitarian catastrophe” in the world.

Russia to continue helping Iran to contain coronavirus: Ryabkov

TEHRAN - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said that Moscow will continue helping Iran to contain the coronavirus.

Tehran, Moscow discuss latest developments in Syria’s Idlib

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Vershinin held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria, especially issues surrounding the northwestern province of Idlib.

No transaction has been done through INSTEX: Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said on Tuesday that no transaction has been done through the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX).

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Rouhani has invited Putin to hold next Astana talk’s summit in Tehran: diplomat

Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali has said that President Hassan Rouhani has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold the next Astana-format summit in Tehran.

Tehran, Moscow discuss latest developments in Syria’s Idlib

TEHRAN — Iran’s new ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, met on Friday with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin to discuss a range of issues, including the latest developments in the de-escalation zone of Syria’s Idlib province.

Iranian, Russian diplomats discuss Tehran’s cooperation with SCO

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali has met with the Russian president’s Special Representative for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Bakhtiar Hakimov, discussing Tehran’s cooperation with the organization.

Tehran, Moscow discuss ways to expand tourism

TEHRAN – Iran and Russia have explored avenues for deepening ties in the arena of tourism and facilitating travels between the two countries.

Regional situation entails Iran-Russia cooperation: diplomat

TEHRAN – Iran’s new ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, said on Saturday that regional situation necessitates continuation of Iran-Russia cooperation.

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Tehran, Moscow should cooperate to fight Washington’s economic terrorism: diplomat

Kazem Jalali, Iran’s new ambassador to Russia, has suggested that Iran and Russia should cooperate to fight Washington’s “economic terrorism” as the United States has hit both countries with sanctions.

New envoy to Moscow meets Zarif before departure

TEHRAN — Iran’s new ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, met with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday.

Kazem Jalali to become Iran’s new ambassador to Moscow

TEHRAN – Lawmaker Kazem Jalali has been appointed as Tehran’s new ambassador to the Russian Federation, replacing Mahdi Sanaei.

Senior MP urges world to counter U.S. violation of international law

TEHRAN - Kazem Jalali, chairman of the Parliament Research Center, said on Monday that the world should stand against U.S. for its violation of international law.

Top MP: EU has lost Iranians’ trust for SPV delay

TEHRAN – Kazem Jalali, chairman of the Parliament Research Center, said on Saturday that Europe has lost the Iranian nation’s trust owing to the prolonged delay in establishing the special purpose vehicle (SPV), which is aimed to keep trade flowing with Iran.

Iran will turn to alternate options if nuclear deal not saved: MP

TEHRAN – Iranian MP Kazem Jalali said on Monday that Iran will turn to alternate options if Europe fails to start actions to save the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Parliament Research Center to review retirees' recruitment ban

TEHRAN – The Parliament Research Center plans to hold meetings this week to review the law on prohibition of the employment of retirees.

Retirees’ recruitment ban will break ‘closed management circle’, Leader says

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that ban on employment of the retired managers will “break the closed management circle”.

MPs not interested in impeaching Zarif: lawmaker

TEHRAN – Head of the Independents faction in parliament said on Sunday that members of different parliamentary blocs have not shown much interest in impeaching Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Chinese envoy: We support JCPOA 

TEHRAN – China’s ambassador to Tehran says his country will support the Iran nuclear deal, aka the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

‘Europe to create banking system for ties with Iran’ 

TEHRAN – Chair of the European parliamentary group for relations with the Islamic Republic has said the European Union is looking to establish an independent financial system for banking relations with Iran.

Parliamentary team to meet European officials

TEHRAN – An Iranian parliamentary delegation has left Tehran for Europe to hold meetings with European parliamentary officials.

Majlis research center to review Caspian Sea convention

TEHRAN – Majlis research center chief Kazem Jalali announced on Tuesday that the body is slated to review the Caspian Sea legal status.

Personal data protection bill submitted to cabinet

TEHRAN – Iran’s Information and Communication Technology Ministry submitted the personal data protection bill to cabinet on Sunday.

Inter-parliamentary union to hold emergency meeting on Trump’s Quds move

TEHRAN – The inter-parliamentary union of Islamic countries is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Monday on Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv Israel to al-Quds (Jerusalem), a lawmaker said on Sunday.

Nuclear deal is yardstick for trust: Iranian MP

TEHRAN – The nuclear agreement serves as a test by which Iran would decide whether it can trust the other parties, MP Kazem Jalali said on Sunday.