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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13191 Sunday AUGUST 26, 2018 Shahrivar 4, 1397 Dhul Hijjah 14, 1439 Iran will have a lasting Major handmade Sohrab Moradi breaks Venice festival to presence in region: carpet expo opens weightlifting’s oldest world screen 3 Iranian IRGC 2 in Tehran 10 record at Asian Games 15 movies 16 Over 6,600 water, power projects to be launched, inaugurated ECONOMY TEHRAN — Some renewable projects, five water projects desk6,666 water and elec- as well as 15 projects related to sewages, tricity projects are to be inaugurated or wastewater, irrigation and drainage net- started in Iran during the Government works and also 796 rural water projects Week (August 23-29), IRNA reported. could be mentioned. Last year during the A total of 72 trillion rials (about $1.7 same period, over 3,402 energy projects billion) with an additional €720 million worth 68.87 trillion rials (about $1.6 bil- and $100 million have been invested in lion) were inaugurated across the country. the mentioned projects, Energy Minister The value of foreign investment in the Reza Ardakanian said. mentioned projects which were mainly in Among the projects, three power plants the fields of water, electricity, wastewater, with a total capacity of 552 megawatts and renewable energies was estimated to (MW), over 154 megawatts capacity of be 13.36 trillion rials (about $377 million). Lufthansa, Austrian and Turkish airlines continue flying to Tehran TOURISM TEHRAN — recently announced the German airline deskLufthansa, Austrian and its partner, Austrian Airlines, will and Turkish airlines along with several continue to fly to Tehran “until further other international carriers have no plan notice”, sources said on Thursday. yet to halt flying to Iran as news broke that Turkish carriers will stick to their Iran three European airliners are to suspend servers even enjoying benefit from stop- services to the country. ping flights by some Western airliners, A spokesperson for Lufthansa has Daily Sabah reported on Friday. 10 Ibrahim al-Jaafari: Iraq, Iran United Iran will get have common enemies Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaa- according to Tasnim. fari said Iraq and Iran are facing common In the meeting, Al-Jaafari said Iran and enemies, saying the two neighbors could Iraq have common enemies, pointing to stand together and resolve any disagreement the threat that terrorist groups, such as See page 2 through dialogue. The Iraqi diplomat who has Daesh (ISIL) and al-Nusra Front, have travelled to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage posed to the entire Muslim society. president.ir past problems held a meeting there with Ali Qazi-Askar, the “Any disagreement between us (Iran representative of the Leader of the Islamic and Iraq) could be solved through dia- Cabinet renews allegiance to Imam Khomeini on occasion of Government Week Revolution in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs, logue,” he added. EDITORIAL Global community should help Iran address refugee issues: S. Korean envoy ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi Raghib Hussain By Maryam Qarehgozlou tion [of other countries] to address these issues. food assistance in Syria, Yemen, Kenya, Ethiopia Tehran Times editor-in-chief TEHRAN — The issue of refugees in Iran is not “Korea has developed from the ashes of the Ko- and Uganda. Analyst from Pakistan @ghaderi62 the problem of a certain country, so definitely rean War (1950-1953), so we needed the assistance The Korean ambassador to Tehran went on they need the assistance from the global com- from the international community. We never forget to say that “as I mentioned before the issue of munity, ambassador of the Republic of Korea the donations made to Korea and now we are re- refugees is not just a problem for one country. European troika to Iran, Ryu Jeong-Hyun, said in an exclusive turning the favor to the international community The Iranian government have successfully ad- Iran-Pakistan gas interview with the Tehran Times. through our contributions. Maybe that’s why my dressed the problem of refugees together with the keeps to buy time He made the remarks on the sidelines of the government decided to make contributions to WFP international organizations. To my knowledge the pipeline only panacea signing ceremony of a US$2.2 million multi-year as well as UNHCR,” he explained. so-called SSAR [Solutions Strategy for Afghan with France’s contribution from the Republic of Korea to the According to World Food Program official Refugees to Support Voluntary Repatriation, Sus- to Pakistan’s energy United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) website, continuing its impressive progression tainable Reintegration and Assistance to Host basic role to support 30,000 of the most vulnerable Afghan from one-time recipient to major donor, the Countries] initiated by UNHCR (UN Refugee crisis Government of the Republic of Korea made a Agency) and WFP and other countries including he European Commission recent- refugees living in settlements in the Islamic Re- ast week, Imran Khan was sworn in public of Iran. historic $42.5 million contribution to the United Iran have successfully tackled refugees issues.” ly adopted a first package of €18 Nations World Food Program in February. WFP “The Korean government also fully support as the new premier of Pakistan. In his million for projects in support of “[Such issues] do not just concern one country, first televised address to the nation, T it’s a matter of concern for the countries of the was planned to use the funds to purchase 50,000 the implementation of the programs regarding L sustainable economic and social devel- the cricketer-turned-politician outlined metric tons of Korean rice and provide life-saving refugees. 9 opment in the Islamic Republic of Iran, region. So we need cooperation and collabora- his vision for Pakistan and vowed to build including €8 million assistance to the the foundation of Naya Pakistan (New Pa- private sector. ‘Peace talks with Taliban are not feasible without Afghan government leading it’ kistan), which was the dream of country’s As reported by the European sourc- founding fathers Mohammad Ali Jinnah es, these projects are the first of a wider By Syed Zafar Mehdi and relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. military power or success or ruling, then no, the and Sir Mohammad Iqbal. package of €50 million for Iran, aiming TEHRAN — The security situation continues Following are the excerpts: Taliban have not gotten the upper hand. There are many pressing issues facing to support our country to address key to worsen in war-ravaged Afghanistan with a The strategic Ghazni city was overrun by The fighting in Kunduz happened a few days the country and the new government faces economic challenges. These projects spate of terror attacks in recent months. The the Taliban, resulting in the killing of more than after reports about preliminary peace talks between myriad challenges on multiple fronts. The are defined as part of the renewed co- Afghan government and the Taliban observed 100 Afghan security personnel. There has been the U.S. officials and the Taliban in Doha, although biggest challenge, as per experts, is the flailing operation and engagement between the an unprecedented three-day ceasefire on Eid al intense fighting in Faryab, Baghlan and Kunduz the Taliban spokesman denied reports about any economy. It will be an uphill task for the new European Union and Iran following the Fitr but it turned out to be a lull before the storm. as well. Can we say, at present, the Taliban has talks with the U.S. Do you think the talks happened government to turn around the crippling conclusion of the Joint Comprehensive This week, to mark Eid al Azha, Afghan President got an upper hand in this war? and what would be its likely overcome? economy and rebuild various institutions Plan of Action (JCPOA). Ashraf Ghani, who has been under tremendous A. I would not characterize it as overrun, but A. I believe the direct talks took place as they that have debilitated due to rampant cor- High Representative of the European pressure, again announced conditional ceasefire attacked, and the number of casualties has not been have been reported in the U.S. media and acknowl- ruption, cronyism and lack of work ethics. Union for Foreign Affairs and Security but the Taliban has not responded to it. confirmed by the government of Afghanistan. None- edged by the U.S. State Department. However, In his inaugural speech, Khan also Policy, Federica Mogherini, said: “Since Shafeek Seddiq, President of Afghanistan theless, it was another bold move by the Taliban to the details of the talks and who was in attendance asserted his willingness to improve ties the renewal of the EU-Iran relations as a Justice Organization (AJO), is a renowned legal create this false image and perception of their ability have not been disclosed or reported. I think the with neighboring countries, including result of the Iran nuclear deal, coopera- expert, political commentator and writer based to take over provincial cities. With regards to the U.S. has agreed to the Taliban demand for direct Iran. The relations between Islamabad tion has developed in many sectors. We in Kabul. In an interview with Tehran Times, he ?upper hand?, it would depend on its reference. talks and has taken that initial step; however, it is and Tehran are significant because the are committed to sustain it and this new spoke about the deteriorating security situation If you mean Taliban has increased attacks, yes, if most likely that the government of Afghanistan two countries are inter-dependent in package will widen economic and sectoral in Afghanistan, peace talks between the Taliban you mean they maybe controlling more territory will soon lead the peace talks with regional actors? many ways.