A ausência do presidente iraniano, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, em uma faculdade particular em Brasília provocou decepção entre estudantes. O presidente tinha uma palestra marcada no Instituto de Educação Superior de Brasília (Iesb) às 18h de hoje (23). Com duas horas e meia de atraso, o embaixador do Irã no Brasil, Mohsen Shaterzadeh, explicou que os compromissos durante a tarde não permitiram que Ahmadinejad fosse à faculdade. Depois de assinar acordos entre os dois países e participar de um seminário com mais de 300 empresários brasileiros e iranianos, Ahmadinejad e o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva só foram almoçar por...

With the Iranian president scheduled to set out on a state visit to Brazil next month, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Tehran and Brasilia share the same stance on peaceful nuclear activities. "The two countries have a common position in relation to peaceful nuclear activities and insist on [defending their] rights," Mottaki was quoted as saying by the Brazilian daily Folha de S. Paulo in a conference in Tehran. Tehran says its nuclear program is aimed at the civilian applications of the technology and has called for the removal of weapons of mass destruction from around the globe. Western countries, however, accuse it of...

Tehran - Mohsen Shaterzadeh, an official of MAPNAMAPNA International Company said on Monday that Iran would construct a combined cycle power plant at the overall cost of 170 million euros in Armenia within next 3 years. Initially, several gas units will be added to the current steam units. The Harazdan Power Plant was constructed by Russia nine years ago with 80 percent physical progress. However, it remained incomplete due to the internal situation of Russia after the collapse of the USSR and separation of Armenian, he stated. Shaterzadeh added that in his recent visit to Iran, the Armenian energy minister held...

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Sao Paulo, Jul. 21With Israeli foreign minister on a visit to Brazil to stem Iran's influence in South America, an Iranian envoy casts doubts on the success of any such mission. Iran's Ambassador to Brasilia Mohsen Shaterzadeh argued that "A visit by such an individual from an illegitimate regime can never impact the relations of Iran and Brazil, two independent countries." Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman started a 10-day tour of Latin states on Tuesday, starting from Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo. Israeli Foreign Ministry has announced that one of the key aims of his...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has postponed a planned trip to Brazil this week until after next month's elections in the Islamic Republic, Foreign Ministry officials said Monday. Tehran's ambassador to Brazil Mohsen Shaterzadeh personally delivered a letter from Ahmadinejad to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, asking that he "accept the postponement of the official visit until ... after the presidential election," officials said. The two governments are to consult on a new mutually agreeable future meeting date for the two leaders. The Iranian leader, who had been due to arrive in Brazil Wednesday, will also push back...

BRASILIA (AFP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has postponed a planned trip to Brazil this week until after next month's elections in the Islamic republic, foreign ministry officials here have said.Tehran's ambassador to Brazil Mohsen Shaterzadeh personally delivered a letter from Ahmadinejad to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, asking that he "accept the postponement of the official visit until ... after the presidential election," officials said on Monday.The two governments are to consult on a new mutually agreeable future meeting date for the two leaders.The Iranian leader, who had been due to arrive in Brazil Wednesday, will...

Iran's growing ties with Latin America and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's upcoming visit to Brazil prompted US administration to describe the trip as "disturbing". Iran's Ambassador to Brazil Mohsen Shaterzadeh announced on Thursday that Ahmadinejad and a large entourage of 110 representatives from 65 companies are to visit Brasilia on May 6. "They are entrepreneurs in the oil, gas, petrochemical, agriculture, food, platform construction, mining and auto assembly sectors, among others, and will come to...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to visit Brasilia on Wednesday for high-level talks accompanied by a huge trade delegation, according to a top Iranian diplomat. Iran's ambassador to Brazil Mohsen Shaterzadeh said that 110 representatives from 65 companies representing virtually all sectors of the Iranian economy would accompany Ahmadinejad on his official visit. "They are entrepreneurs in the oil, gas, petrochemical, agriculture, food, platform construction, mining and auto assembly sectors, among others, and will come to explore business opportunities in Brazil," Shaterzadeh told reporters. Many of the...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to visit Brasilia on Wednesday for high-level talks accompanied by a huge trade delegation, according to a top Iranian diplomat.Iran's ambassador to Brazil Mohsen Shaterzadeh said Thursday that 110 representatives from 65 companies representing virtually all sectors of the Iranian economy would accompany Ahmadinejad on his official visit."They are entrepreneurs in the oil, gas, petrochemical, agriculture, food, platform construction, mining and auto assembly sectors, among others, and will come to explore business opportunities in Brazil," Shaterzadeh told reporters.Many of the executives were...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Ambassador to Brazil Mohsen Shaterzadeh voiced Tehran's willingness to further expand ties with Brazil. Shaterzadeh made the remarks during a visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in the city of S?o Paulo. Even though Iran is not an Arab country, the ambassador wanted to get to know the Arab-Brazilian Chamber and its board of directors, due to the importance that the organization has within the entrepreneurial community in Brazil...

Alexandre Rocha/ANBA Ambassador (L) says that crisis creates opportunity for South-South cooperation São Paulo – Iran wants to expand its economic relations with Brazil. The information was supplied yesterday (18) by the Iranian ambassador to Brazilian capital Brasília, Mohsen Shaterzadeh, during a visit to the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, in the city of São Paulo. “The first step in order to achieve this goal consists of expanding economic relations between the two countries up to US$ 10 billion in the short term,” the diplomat told ANBA.The figure does not include bilateral trade alone, but also mutual investment and projects implemented through...

Iran's Deputy Minister of Industries and Mines and the Syrian Minister of Industry have held discussions on joint investment projects. In a meeting in Damascus on Sunday, Mohsen Shaterzadeh and Fuad Issa al-Jouni reviewed new investment projects to manufacture buses, cement, industrial oil, household appliances, auto parts, tires, medicine and powdered milk. Emphasizing the importance of cooperation between the two countries' private sectors in industrial projects, al-Jouni expressed his country's readiness to offer its technical know-how and experience to Iran in...

Reinhold StephanesBrazilian minister for agricultural developments has expressed his country's enthusiasm to increase all-round agricultural trade with Iran. In a meeting with Iran's ambassador to Brasilia, Mohsen Shaterzadeh, Reinhold Stephanes noted Iran's "remarkable" capacity in agricultural and animal husbandry. He mentioned that Iran is the biggest producer of chemical fertilizers in the Persian Gulf region; such a supply could fully support Brazil's growing fertilizer demand. The Brazilian minister for agricultural developments said that Brazil is looking forward to expanding agricultural trade with Iran. Brazil has...

TEHRAN - Mohsen Shaterzadeh-Yazdi has been officially appointed as Iran’s new ambassador to Stockholm, the Foreign Ministry press department said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki nominated Shaterzadeh-Yazdi for the post and President Mahmud Ahmadinejad endorsed his nomination. Shaterzadeh-Yazdi had previously served as deputy minister of industries and mines, secretary of Iran-Venezuela High Committee, deputy director of the Chamber of Commerce, and a professor at Iran University of Science and Technology   منبع:   Tehran Times

Damascus, (SANA)- Assistant Iranian Minister of Industry Mohsen Shater-Zadeh said the volume of Iranian industrial investments in Syria amounted to USD 950 million in the shape of contracts governments with the Syrian government. Mr. Shater-Zadeh told SANA Economic bulletin in a statement on Monday that among these investments were Siamco Car Factory, Sivico Cement Factory whose production capacity totaled almost 1,1 million tons and the Glass factory which is totally being carried out and funded by Iranian businessmen.He added his country aspired to raise its industrial investments in Syria to USD 10 billions over the next ten years with the participation of the public and private...

Iran's Deputy Minister of Industries and Mines and the Syrian Minister of Industry have held discussions on joint investment projects. In a meeting in Damascus on Sunday, Mohsen Shaterzadeh and Fuad Issa al-Jouni reviewed new investment projects to manufacture buses, cement, industrial oil, household appliances, auto parts, tires, medicine and powdered milk. Emphasizing the importance of cooperation between the two countries' private sectors in industrial projects, al-Jouni expressed his country's readiness to offer its technical know-how and experience to Iran in...

Iran's Deputy Industries and Mines Minister says foreign investment in Iran has risen to $30 billion from April to November 2007. About 80 percent of the foreign investment has been made in the industrial and mining sectors, Mohsen Shaterzadeh told Mehr news agency. The UAE and Germany have made the largest investment in Iran respectively, but Germany has invested in more projects, he added. Shaterzadeh said that foreign investment in Iran was $10.5 billion last year, adding that the country is planning to attract more investment by holding negotiations with several investors in Europe.              منبع: Press...

Venezuela’s Minister of Basic Industry and Mining JosŽ Salamat Khan stated that the Islamic Republic will help the Latin American country set up advanced industrial townships to develop its basic industries. He was speaking in a meeting with Mohsen Shaterzadeh, Iranian deputy industries and mines minister for economic and international affairs who is in Venezuela to hold talks with officials of that country, IRIBNews reported on Wednesday.Commending Iran’s progress in economic and industrial fields, Khan emphasized, “Despite the sanctions imposed by the United States and its European allies and...

    TEHRANTIMES-TEHRAN -- The Small Industries and Industrial Park Organization of Iran (SIIPOI) and Venezuela’s VENINSA company have signed a memorandum of understanding, the SIIPOI announced here on Monday.      According to the MOU, the two organizations agreed to establish industrial parks, workshops, and technology service centers in Venezuela.      There are also plans to set up...

The source, quoting Mohsen Shaterzadeh, the Foreign Affairs aide of the Iranian Minister of Economy and Mining, said both countries have kicked off enforcement of a number of projects valued at USD 201 million, Efe reported.The source claimed that such projects include oil, construction and cement production, among other areas.Shaterzadeh also unveiled Iranian and Venezuelan plans to initial "in the near future" new agreements on gold prospecting, creation of radio stations, TV networks and a joint bank.Shaterzadeh's announcements came one week after the Iranian-Venezuelan Joint Committee held meetings in Tehran, where Venezuela was...