TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Cabinet’s weekly session was held in the presence of President Rouhani and a number of his ministers on Wednesday.

NNA - Ministers convened on Wednesday in a cabinet session which is the first for the newly formed government, after having gained confidence votes.

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Iran deserved congratulations on recent victories in Syria since they were accomplished with Iran’s support.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that the talks on Syria settlement will be held January 23 in Astana, Bloomberg reports.

On January 3 as the non-permanent member of the UN Security Council Kazakhstan took part in the first meeting of the Council in 2017.

By Presidential decree, Kairat Umarov was relieved of his post of the Kazakhstan Ambassador to the U.S.

President Nursultan Nazarbayev is on a short-term leave, Akorda press service informed.

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 4

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TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Deputy trade minister of Iraq said his country was after expansion of trade and economic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) –Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr.