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President Rouhani: Europe must not allow US bans to affect ties with Iran
Sep 29, 2020 15:33President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the European Union for backing the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement in the face of the US’s unilateral withdrawal, saying Europe should not allow American sanctions to influence its trade dealings with Tehran.
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Russia expels Norwegian diplomat in tit-for-tat move
Aug 28, 2020 11:48Russia has expelled a senior Norwegian diplomat in retaliation for an earlier move by Norway to expel a Russian diplomat on suspicion of having links to an alleged spy case.
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Russia rebukes Norway for expelling diplomat
Aug 19, 2020 14:37Russia’s Embassy in Norway has expressed its protest to Oslo following the expulsion of a Russian diplomat on suspicion of having links to a spy case.
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Iran says ready to work with new members of UNSC
Jun 19, 2020 02:56Iran’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the election of India, Ireland, Mexico, and Norway as the new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
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Norway says its salmon not source of Beijing virus outbreak
Jun 17, 2020 10:34Norway says that its salmon was not the source of the recently discovered outbreak of the new coronavirus in Beijing, after many Chinese restaurants and retailers stopped selling imports of the fish.
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Iranian, Norwegian diplomats discuss ties amid pandemic
Apr 23, 2020 02:23Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and his Norwegian counterpart held a phone conversation in which the senior diplomats discussed bilateral ties and highlighted the need for global cooperation to overcome the coronavirus crisis.
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Norway University calls on students to return home from countries with 'poorly developed health systems'—such as the US
Mar 20, 2020 07:20As The Norway University of Science and Technology (NTNU) warned about the United States' poorly developed "collective infrastructure," the for-profit healthcare sector has left many patients with financial burdens after being treated for COVID-19. The New York Times reported late last month that some patients have faced surprise medical bills amounting to thousands of dollars following their government-mandated quarantine.
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Iran’s Zarif discusses COVID-19 outbreak with foreign officials
Mar 05, 2020 04:59Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held telephone conversations with a number of his foreign counterparts and with the EU foreign policy chief about a range of issues, most notably the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the world.
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President Rouhani urges Iran’s envoys to cement ties with other nations
Jan 22, 2020 03:31President Hassan Rouhani, in a meeting with the Islamic Republic’s new ambassadors to 13 foreign countries, reiterated Tehran’s policy to boost cooperation with other nations and called on the diplomats to cement bilateral ties with them in their tenures.
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Iran summons Norwegian charges d'affaires over Quran desecration
Nov 26, 2019 16:46Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Norway’s charge d’affaires to Tehran to strongly protest the recent burning of the Holy Quran by head of an extremist Norwegian group, a move that sparked an outcry in the global Muslim community.