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Europe can benefit from cordial relations with Iran if Turkey joins EU: FM

Europe can benefit from cordial relations with Iran if Turkey joins EU: FM
 Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said on Monday that if Turkey joins the European Union (EU), Iran will be the union's largest neighbor and the EU will benefit from cordial relations with Tehran, the local satellite Press TV reported.

"We believe that Iran and the EU can complement one another and the (European) Union's need for Iran is real," Salehi was quoted as saying.

He said that Iran has always had good relations with many European countries and establishing relations with the union has been a priority of Iran's foreign policy, said the report.

Iran has criticized the EU for following the U.S. foreign policy in dealing with Iran.

The EU has approved tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, including restrictions on the banking and insurance industries, the transport and investment in new oil and gas fields, and technical assistance to the oil and gas development.

Editor: yan

English.news.cn   2011-11-15 03:01:31 FeedbackPrintRSS
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua)

Iran's steel exports surpass 305 million USD: report

Iran's steel exports surpass 305 million USD: report
Iran's steel exports have surpassed 305 million U.S. dollars in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year starting from March 21, 2011, the local satellite Press TV reported Monday.

According to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), the figure shows a 55-percent growth over the corresponding figure last year, said the report.

Warm products and round bar as Iran's two major steel export items earned 196 million dollars and 53 million dollars respectively for the country.

According to the official reports, Iran produced over 8.768 million tons of crude steel in the first eight months of the year 2011, said Press TV.

As a major steel producer in the region, Iran has boosted its steel mills to different parts of the country in recent years, with central Isfahan and southwestern Khouzestan provinces remaining major steel producers in the country.

According to local media, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in May that Iran's annual steel production capacity is 19 million tons, and the country has made plans for the figure to reach 42 million tons a year.

Editor: yan

English.news.cn   2011-11-15 03:01:19 FeedbackPrintRSS
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua)