Iran Copper Exports Up 60%
TEHRAN (FNA)- The National Iranian Copper Industries Company (NICICO) announced that in the first eight months period of the Iranian calendar year (ending November 21) exports of copper from Iran reached 315,706 tons. ( 18:22:21 - 2009/12/13)

Iran, Iraq to Boost Cooperation on Electricity
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou and his Iraqi counterpart Karim Wahid al-Hassan discussed ways to increase the two countries' cooperation on power supply. ( 16:59:11 - 2009/12/12)

Iran to Increase Investment in Gas Sector
TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company Seyed Reza Kasaeizadeh announced that Iran plans to boost investment by foreign states and the country's private sector to develop its gas exports. ( 16:18:06 - 2009/12/12)

Iran to Expand Cooperation with UNIDO
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian announced on Wednesday that Tehran plans to boost cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in future. ( 19:09:46 - 2009/12/09)

Iranian Minister Meets Iceland's President
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian met with Icelandic President Olafur Grimsson in Vienna, Austria on Wednesday. ( 16:31:51 - 2009/12/09)

Iran, Turkey Agree to Deepen Provincial Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's northwestern province of West Azerbaijan and five Turkish border provinces on Tuesday signed agreements in which they agreed to bolster cooperation among border provinces of the two countries. ( 13:54:43 - 2009/12/09)

FM: Nabucco Gas Pipeline in Dire Need of Iran's Gas Supply
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki lashed out at a recent demand by a US energy official for excluding Iran from the Nabucco gas pipeline project, underlining that the pipeline would remain void of gas without Iran's supplies. ( 19:42:10 - 2009/12/08)

Kazakhstan Urged to Lift Visa Requirement for Iranian Traders
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran called on Kazakhstan to lift visa requirements for those Iranian businessmen willing to run trade activities in the Central Asian country. ( 18:30:03 - 2009/12/08)

Int'l Accounting Conference Kicks Off in Tehran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The 2nd International Accounting Conference kicked off here in Tehran on Tuesday. ( 13:00:55 - 2009/12/08)

Uzbek Trade Delegation Visits Industries in Central Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Uzbek trade delegation, comprising 13 commerce, trade and industrial officials, visited different industrial complexes in the central province of Qom on Monday. ( 17:24:11 - 2009/12/07)

UNIDO Starts Meeting in Vienna
TEHRAN (FNA)- The 13th meeting of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) began its work in Vienna, Austria on Monday under the chairmanship of Iran's Permanent Representative to International Organizations Ali Asqar Soltaniyeh. ( 17:07:26 - 2009/12/07)

Iran to Drill Caspian Sea for Oil Soon
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is to start exploration drillings in the Caspian Sea by the end of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2010), an official at Khazar Exploration and Production Co. (KEPCO) said. ( 16:29:18 - 2009/12/07)

Iran to Finalize Talks with Shell, Repsol
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is close to finalizing negotiations with Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol concerning their participation in a multi-billion dollar Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Iran, an Iranian gas official said. ( 14:11:35 - 2009/12/07)

Iran Denies Oil Export Halt if Sanctions Continue
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's envoy to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries denied media reports that Tehran will stop crude oil exports if sanctions continue against the Islamic Republic. ( 15:31:41 - 2009/12/06)