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VOL. XXV, No. 6692 TEHRAN Price 20,000 Rials www.irannewsdaily.com SATURDAY, JUNE 8, - KHORDAD 18, 1398 2 4 8 DOMESTIC 3 DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL SPORTS Tehran, Seoul Trump Says Thiem Subdues Minister of Determined to Solve Relations With Macron Khachanov to Reach Education Steps Down Banking Problems “Outstanding” French Open Semifinal > SEE PAGE 2 > SEE PAGE 3 > SEE PAGE 4 > SEE PAGE 8 Russia Keen to Leader Urges Muslims viewPoint By: Hamid Reza Naghashian..... Join INSTEX Deal of Century MOSCOW (Dispatches) - A Russian diplomat has said that Moscow is in talks with Europeans to be included To Unite Against Israel in the trade mechanism created by three EU members to Will Never Happen ease sanctions pressures on Iran. Several history books have been published in the world in The Russian Permanent Representative to the European English, Persian, Arabic and Hebrew and all of them Union Vladimir Chizov told Interfax news agency that unanimously have reiterated that no civilization has emerged Russia is holding talks with European countries on being unless it had dominance over the Mesopotamia or Levant. included in the INSTEX trade mechanism with Iran. The Those Jews, who want to dominate the world, are Instrument for Trade and Exchanges was set up by the pursuing their dominance on Palestine and the whole United Kingdom, France and Germany in January to region with the same mentality and predictions and enable trade with Iran, as U.S. sanctions have generally with reliance on the “Deal of the Century” plan. But stopped European companies from doing business with global resistance of Muslim ummah during the Quds the Islamic Republic. rallies turned into a big hurdle in way of the deal. This When last year the United States withdrew from the 2015 year and after U.S. President Donald Trump’s military nuclear agreement, Iran began asking Europe to ignore the threats against Iran, huge numbers of Muslims in more sanctions Washington was imposing and allow trade. After than 100 countries, especially in Germany’s cities like months of delays, Europe finally announced the Berlin, took to the streets to hold Quds Day rallies. In establishment of INSTEX as a vehicle to enable some trade their slogans and speeches, they both supported full with Iran without technically violating U.S. sanctions. liberation of Palestine and all occupied territories as Washington has opposed the trade mechanism and has well as return of 6m displaced Palestinians to their warned European companies not to do business with Iran. home lands, and condemned repeated crimes of So far, INSTEX has not resulted in any trade deals. Zionists in the Gaza and their proxy wars against Chizov acknowledged that the mechanism has not been oppressed Yemeni people and any threat against successful so far. “[We are] holding talks. They are not Islamic Republic of Iran. making it a secret that INSTEX was created and continues These condemnations were censored and boycotted in to be created with quite serious difficulties” he said and most media outlets but some reports from the behind added, “However… they are not giving up plans to set this the scenes in the confidential bulletins indicate that the instrument in motion”. Russia’s motivation to be involved bases which have been set as the foundation of the Deal in INSTEX might not be just related to its close relations of Century are totally in contradiction with wishes and with Iran. If Europe starts helping circumvention of U.S. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK goals of most nations. So, whenever such a ground for sanctions, it could have future benefits for Russian entities any issue is provided worldwide, naturally what people which are also under some sanctions. TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has urged Muslim nations to band together want in the world, from the freedom-seekers to the against the Israeli regime. independent media, will materialize. Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei made the comment in a meeting with a host of Iranian authorities, ambassadors Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in his Eid of Muslim countries and people from all walks of life. al-Fitr prayers elaborated it by using accurate and exact Iran Likely to Suffer The Leader touched upon the enemies’ machinations to pit Muslims against one another and trigger wars among them. words in his sermon, saying, “Among international “Instead of confronting each other, Islamic countries should line up against the criminal presence of the usurper issues, the question of Palestine is today one of the enemy (the Israeli regime) in [occupied] Palestine,” Ayatollah Khamenei underlined. foremost questions facing the Islamic world.”. He also Worse Recession The Leader said some Islamic countries seek to compromise with the Israeli regime and sow discord among asserted, “The treason committed by some Muslim Muslims, urging them to “repent of the improper path they have chosen.” states has led them to blatantly perpetrate treasonous WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - The World Bank says Iran “Why in a country like Libya should two groups stand up to each other and shed the blood of one another, and acts related to the question of Palestine.” is likely to experience an even worse recession this year than why should a country which claims to be an advocate of Islam bombard the people and infrastructure of Yemen Referring to the Arab summit in Bahrain, the Supreme previously thought, as U.S. sanctions largely choke off oil and act in accordance with the enemy’s will?” Ayatollah Khamenei asked rhetorically. Leader stated, “The summit that is to be held in Bahrain exports that have been Tehran’s main revenue source. The Leader said the cause of Palestine is the most pressing issue of the Muslim world. belongs to the U.S. This summit aims to help the In its latest Global Economic Prospects report He blasted some Islamic countries for working in line with the objectives of the US and the Israeli regime. treasonable and wicked plot of the U.S. – what they published Wednesday, the Washington-based institution “From the outset, the Islamic Republic of Iran stressed the need to defend the Palestinian nation and stand up have called as the “Deal of the century”. The Supreme that provides loans to countries said it expects Iran’s to hegemonic powers and will continue this resistance,” Ayatollah Khamenei said. Leader went on to say, “The rulers of Bahrain and Saudi Gross Domestic Product to shrink by 4.5% this year, a He underlined that the Palestinian nation will emerge victorious, urging Palestinians to push ahead with their Arabia do not understand what a quagmire they are steeper contraction than its earlier estimate of negative all-out struggles against the Tel Aviv regime. stepping into. This will of course not succeed and the 3.6% GDP growth for 2019. Meanwhile in the meeting, President Hassan Rouhani said that the enemy will never be able to bring the Iranian Deal of the Century will never gather momentum by the “The oil industry is an important part of Iran’s nation to its knees, adding Iranians will emerge victorious with their patience. grace of God, God Willing.” See Page 7 economy, and its oil production is clearly going to drop He said the enemy has not taken into account Iranians’ patience when hatching plots against the Islamic Republic. because of the new U.S. sanctions,” said Patrick “First, the patience of the Establishment and officials, and second, the patience of the Iranian nation, and that Clawson, research director for the Washington Institute is why they (the enemies) keep making errors in their calculations,” the president said. for Near East Policy. See Page 7 The Trump administration imposed a total, unilateral ban Pakistan Advised to Remain on Iranian oil exports on May 2 as part of its campaign of “maximum pressure” on Iran to negotiate an end to its Neutral in U.S.-Iran Standoff perceived malign behaviors. See Page 7 Iran Sets Scene for Tough OPEC Meeting, Opposes Date Change ISLAMABAD (Dispatches) - With tensions between LONDON (Reuters) - Iran has told OPEC that it opposes delaying the oil producer group’s next meeting, setting the US and Iran intensifying again amid war drums the scene for another fight with fellow members as U.S. sanctions put Tehran under unprecedented economic beating in the Gulf region, Islamabad has been advised Turkey to Purchase Oil pressure with its oil exports down to just a trickle. to remain neutral to the conflict and avoid jumping into OPEC gatherings are often fraught due to acrimony between Iran and its arch-rival Saudi Arabia, the group’s the middle of ‘someone else’s war’. From Iraq Instead of Iran de facto leader and top global oil exporter. This was advised during a brainstorming session at the The last time the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries failed to agree a clear oil-output strategy was in Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). Foreign policy experts ANKARA (Dispatches) - The State Oil Company of 2016, after Iran insisted on steeply raising its production following the lifting of Western sanctions against it. including IPS Executive President Khalid Rahman, Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) is due to purchase crude The United States reimposed sanctions on Tehran last year, and as a result, Iranian oil exports have collapsed Ambassador (retired) Tajammul Altaf, Air Commodore oil from Iraq next month to process at the SOCAR to a fraction of their normal levels. (retired) Khalid Iqbal and Maritime Study Forum (MSF) Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR) inaugurated in U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that Saudi Arabia compensate for the drop in Iranian President Dr Syed Mohammed Anwar among other analysts October 2018 in Izmir. supplies by increasing its own production, a move that Iran has said undermines the proper functioning of OPEC. and researchers. They noted that despite having brotherly ties SOCAR Turkey CEO Zaur Gahramanov said the Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh, in a letter seen by Reuters, said he disagreed with an OPEC proposal to with Iran since its independence, Pakistan has not been able to refineries that rely on Iranian crude oil might face reschedule the group’s next meeting to early July. progress its trade relations with its western neighbour. A prime future problems due to US sanctions, and that his firm OPEC is currently scheduled to meet on June 25, followed by talks with its allies led by Russia on June 26. example is the stalled Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline project. doesn’t wish to violate the sanctions by importing oil or However, Russia suggested moving the meeting to July 3-4 and Riyadh supports the request, sources within the If Islamabad extends support to Iran going ahead with exporting fuel to Tehran. organization told Reuters. the IP Gas pipeline project and connecting Gwadar and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and “I disagree with the proposed changes of the dates. I have already tight commitment in that period and, Chahbahar as sister ports under China-Pakistan Economic Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev recently moreover, no reason was provided on the urgency of giving consideration to this date change,” Zanganeh wrote. Corridor (CPEC) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) inaugurated the refinery. It will have an annual crude In a separate letter, OPEC said Algeria and Kazakhstan also disagreed with moving the dates. of Beijing, is it willing to take the risk of antagonising not processing capacity of ten million tons and 214,000 Sources said Venezuela and Libya additionally opposed a schedule change. only the US but also close friends such as Saudi Arabia “It is becoming really embarrassing,” an OPEC source said. See Page 7 and other gulf countries. barrels per day. See Page 7 See Page 7 2 IRAN NEWS DOMESTIC SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019

TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe next week for the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Rouhani’s participation in the 5th CICA summit is at the invitation of his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon. President to Visit Tajikistan for Asian Summit The participation was confirmed during Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin’s recent trip to Tehran. The CICA summit, slated for June 14 and 15 in Dushanbe, is a platform for enhancing cooperation toward promoting peace, security and stability in Asia. Minister of Websites Review Education Steps Down Islamic Superpower

TEHRAN - Minister of Education Seyed Mohammad Bathaei MEHR* - A senior Iranian military official called on regional countries to seek unity in the face of has officially handed in his resignation, an informed source said. non-regional arrogant powers, saying that Muslim states can form an “Islamic superpower”. The informed source at President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet told Tasnim on Thursday General Morteza Ghorbani, an adviser to the that Bathaei has resigned. commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards “The resignation has been formally tendered to President Hassan Rouhani at the Corps, urged the regional countries on Friday recent session of the cabinet,” the source added. against seeking the wishes and objectives of the “The resignation has personal reasons and it is not clear whether the president will global Arrogance and the Zionists, saying, accept it or not.” “together, we can establish an Islamic superpower.” According to reports, President Rouhani has approved the resignation of minister of minister during President Rouhani’s second term. The official highlighted the importance of unity education, Bathaei, who stepped down from his position to run for a seat in Rouhani will name the caretaker of the ministry of education today. among the neighboring countries in hampering the Parliament in February 2020. The Iranian Parliament gave a vote of confidence to Bathaei as the minister of interventions by the trans-regional powers, saying Bathaei’s request for resignation has been approved by President Rouhani. education in August 2017. that Iran seeks to reduce tensions in the region since The minister of education has cited the reason for his resignation as to be eligible Bathaei was in the initial list of the nominees for cabinet posts that Rouhani it believes that no one will benefit from war. for running for a seat in the Parliament in February 2020. had proposed to the Parliament days after being sworn in as the president for However, referring to the growing tensions between Bathaei took office in August 2017 after the Parliament voted him in as a a second term. Washington and Tehran and the US officials’ warmongering policies against the Islamic Republic, the military adviser stressed that nobody would ever bargain Cleric Calls for Unity, Solidarity over the country’s defense capabilities. “The Iranian armed forces are fully ready to respond to any move Tehran Slams Macron’s Unconstructive Comments on JCPOA In Face of Enemies’ Plots by the enemies,” he said, warning that any war IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK TEHRAN (MNA) – Tehran Friday prayer leader against Iran would not stop at the Islamic Republic’s Ayatollah Emami Kashani says the Iranian borders, and it would engulf the entire region. TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi has dismissed the comments made by the French president nation has shown the U.S. and its allies it will in a meeting with his U.S. counterpart, saying such remarks will not at all help save the Iran nuclear deal. never surrender to the conspiracies posed by Mousavi made the remarks on Friday in reaction Emmanuel Macron’s remarks in his meeting with US President Donald Trump. others, calling for greater unity in continuing the EU Unable “Despite [making] some remarks and [issuing] political statements, the European parties have failed so far to fulfil their path of development. commitments under the JCPOA and their obligations following the US’ illegal withdrawal from the agreement,” Mousavi said. Addressing the Friday prayers sermon, To Implement INSTEX The Europeans, he added, have failed to prepare the grounds for Iran to fully benefit from the multilateral agreement. Ayatollah Emami Kashani referred to the recent “Under the current circumstances, their move to raise issues beyond the JCPOA will not only fail to help save the JCPOA, remarks by the Leader of Islamic Revolution on FARS* - Former Iranian ambassador to Italy but will also pave the way for further distrust among the parties remaining in the 2015 agreement,” the spokesman said. the importance of unity and solidarity among Abolfazl Zohrevand believes EU is not able to He also noted that such moves will take the US closer to the goal it pursued when leaving the Iran nuclear deal, which people, saying that the nation, authorities and resist and confront the US’s sanction policies and was nothing but its collapse. different political parties should follow the pressure just wants to buy time. Mousavi also rejected the hackneyed, contradictory, and groundless claims made by the US president, saying that such Leader’s instructions to achieve the Islamic Referring to the results of the EU parliament invalid allegations do not deserve a new reaction. Revolution’s ideals. election, former Iran’s ambassador to Italy said, The Iranian spokesman’s comments came after Macron told Trump he doesn’t think Paris and Washington have The senior cleric noted that the U.S. has left no “Backing extremist rightists in Europe, Trump and differences over Iran. stone unturned to undermine the true image of the Bolton try to disintegrate the European Union, but “I think we do share the same objective on Iran,” the French leader said. Islamic Revolution since its glorious victory in 1979, the European people won’t let the U.S.’ dream come He listed four common priorities of the US and France in addressing Iranian behaviour moving forward: preventing Iran but all its policies have been doomed to failure. true by resisting.” We went on to say that the EU’s from getting a nuclear weapon, reducing Iran’s ballistic activity, containing Iran’s regional activity and establishing peace “Undoubtedly, the enemy can never bring the ability and capabilities to make ISTEX operational in the region. noble nation of Islamic Iran to its knees, and the has weakened in comparison to the past. “All the other debates are about technicalities,” he said, calling for fresh negotiations to extend the terms of the JCPOA Iranian people and government will come out He added, “The EU is not able to resist and and to achieve those goals. victorious with their patience,” he added. confront the U.S.’s sanction policies and pressure Ayatollah Emami Kashani also hailed people’s just wants to buy time, so we will not see any special massive turnout to the Quds International Day happening in our relation with the EU before US rallies, saying that the enemies try to create war presidential election in 2010. Europeans just hope and conflicts among Muslims. the democrats win the U.S. upcoming election.” FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT PERMIT NO : 1398.1408 Instead of fighting against each other, he stressed, the Islamic countries should join the battle against the criminal presence of Warning to Saudis the occupying enemy in Palestine. He further expressed confidence about the IFP* - A senior advisor to speaker of the Iranian CALL FOR PUBLIC TENDER final victory of the Palestinian nation over Parliament cautioned Saudi Arabia that if its servile the Israeli regime. obedience to the U.S. economic war against Iran (FIRST/SECOND PUBLISH) TWO STAGES (SEMI COMPRESSED) TENDER does not end, the kingdom will have to brace for Tehran’s stunning response. Subject of Tender:(THREE CONE BITS ) Iran Hopes Abe Helps Calm In a message on his Twitter account, Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned the Riyadh regime against a Tender descriptions: Mideast Tensions in Tehran Visit surprising response it will have to face should it continue Registration No. through national electronic Tender No. Estimated value to abet Washington in the economic war against Tehran. The Tender holder tendering system /Indent No. (Rial/Euro) IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK “If the Saudi rulers do not stop their companionship TenderNo. PFP/GACH/98/002 National Iranian Drilling Company 3203108 68,159,000,000 and servility for the US in the economic war against Indent No: 48-22-9822004 TEHRAN - Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas the Islamic Republic of Iran, they must expect Qualitative evaluation of tenderers Araqchi has expressed hope that Japanese Prime Tehran’s new and shocking decision,” the former Minister Shinzo Abe will help reduce tensions deputy foreign minister noted. “The time for the Based on minimum scoring (60) made in award criterion reflected in the tenderers pre-qualification forms. in the Middle East region during his visit to continuation of dirty Saudi-Emirati-Israeli policies Method Tehran later this month. is running out rapidly,” he added. His warning came 1- The tenderers who have more than four (4) active contracts with NIDC are not allowed to attend in this tender. against a backdrop of Saudi Arabia’s enthusiastic 2- The tenderers who have more than two (2) active contracts with same subject (exactly compliance with this subject) with NIDC are not allowed to attend in this tender. Araqchi told Japan’s NHK TV channel on Tuesday that Abe might be able to speak sense support for the U.S. sanctions against Iran. Purchasing & Submitting into American officials and make them The distribution of the documents will be started one day after the publishing of second advertisement and ended on understand the dangers of the ongoing situation the following tenth day thereof. in the Middle East. No Talks With U.S. A) Hall No.:316, 3thfloor, Foreign Procurement Dept.(DRILLING PROJECTS), Tender The administration of U.S. President Donald Distribution Place National Iranian Drilling Company, After Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN.06134148329 ISNA* - As the Japanese leader is expected to make Document B) jomhouri street , yaghma alley nioc 8th building floor no : 04 room no 428 –tehran -iran .02166700249 Trump has been ratcheting up tensions by Distribution by sending military reinforcements to the region to a landmark visit to Iran next week, Iranian lawmakers Company Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt in the amount of …… Iranian Rials under account number 4001114004020491 (Shaba No. IR520100004001114004020491) in name of “NIDC Incomes defend its interests against what it calls a remain pessimistic about the US push for negotiations Submitting Method Centralized Fund” issued by I.R. Of Iran Central Bank. “threat” from Iran. with the Islamic Republic and consider any interaction Submitting format Request for the purpose of receiving Tender Documents. Araqchi welcomed Abe’s visit and said he with Washington as a nonstarter. Closing date 14 Days after the last time of Purchasing. would be meeting with Leader of the Islamic Japanese daily Mainichi has reported that Prime Documents Hall NO.107,1st floor,Tender committee, Operation building, National Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is going to meet with Receiving Method Address Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Tel: +98-61-34148580 +98-61-34148569 the country’s senior officials during his stay between July 12 and 14. Ali Khamenei in his visit to Tehran this month. Tender Guarantee Abe will be the first Japanese premier to However, Iranian parliamentarians have rejected any Value of guarantee 2,864,000,000 Rial/ 61,130 Euro visit Tehran after the 1979 Islamic prospect for direct talks with the U.S. as long as there is not a fundamental shift in Washington’s policies. Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that obtain activity license from the central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Revolution. The last Japanese PM to make Type of guarantee Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt under account number 4001114006376636 (Shaba No. IR350100004001114006376636) in name of the trip was Takeo Fukuda who made a stop Vice Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s ″NIDC saving account″ by the central bank of Islamic Republic of Iran. National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Duration of credit & at the Iranian capital in 1978. quotation Tender Guarantee and quotation should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum for one time in initial validity duration. Abe met the Iranian president on the sidelines Kamal Dehghani Firoozabadi said, “I believe that of the United Nations General Assembly in New there will be no talks (with the U.S.) in spite of this (Foreign Procurement Dept.) York in 2018. visit (to Iran by Abe).” Pointing to the U.S. Earlier this month, he hosted Trump in Tokyo. previous proposals for direct talks with Tehran, the More of this & other tenders are accessible by click on: www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_ pr Iran was one of the main issues the two leaders MP said, “We are not a country that would retreat discussed in their meetings. under pressure, threats and sanctions.” SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 DOMESTIC IRAN NEWS 3

Noon (Zohr) 13:03 5. And they say: “Tales of the ancients, which he has caused to be written: Evening (Maghreb) 20:39 and they are dictated before him morning and evening.” PRAYER TIME 6. Say: “The (Qur’an) was sent down by Him who knows the mystery (that is) Tomorrow’s Dawn (Fajr) 04:02 in the heavens and the earth: verily He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” Tomorrow’s Sunrise 05:48 Surah 25. The Criterion, The Standard ( 5 - 6 )

Tehran, Seoul Determined to Solve Chinese Bank ‘Kunlun’ Banking Problems Starts Work in Iran TEHRAN (IFP) - Vice Chairman of Iran Chamber of IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Pedram Soltani on Thursday revealed the start of activity of China’s Bank of Kunlun in the TEHRAN - Iran wants South Korea to speed up the solution of Islamic Republic of Iran. the banking problems existing between the two countries, In his twitter account, he wrote, “China’s Bank of Kunlun has announced that it will continue its Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, said banking transactions with the Islamic Republic of in a meeting with Governor of the Bank of Korea Lee Ju-yeol. Iran by the end of the current year in 2019 only using Chinese unit of currency ‘yuan’ and with full According to Hemmati, issues such as the presence of banking problems on both observation of US sanctions with regard to the sides, especially the lack of cooperation between the banks of the two countries, goods, real and legal entities, transport companies should be resolved soon. Meanwhile South Korea’s Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki pledged his and bank.” He added that the lack of banking cooperation may have a negative impact on country will spare no efforts to alleviate banking obstacles in doing business with Iran. China’s Bank of Kunlun is the only Chinese bank relations between the two countries. Hong Nam-ki made the pledge in a meeting with Hemmati in Seoul. that cooperates with the Islamic Republic of Iran, The U.S. imposed sanctions on Iran in November 2018. Sanctions have affected Iran’s The Korean minister assured Hemmati that his country attaches much he added. trade with many countries, including South Korea. As such, South Korean banks have importance to business relations with Iran, and that it will make maximum ceased banking cooperation with Iran in order not to become a target for U.S. sanctions, efforts for resolving problems. which lead to a drop in the volume of trade turnover between Iran and South Korea. He also praised the measures taken by Central Bank of Iran in the past 10 months According to the latest report by Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization, Iran as positive steps to stabilize the country’s economy. exported $250 million worth of products to South Korea and imported $65 million The Iranian governor arrived in South Korea on Sunday for negotiations on the Iran Oil Output worth of goods from South Korea during the first month (March 21 to April 20) of negative effects of U.S. sanctions on bilateral banking ties between Seoul and Tehran. the current Iranian year (started March 21st, 2019). At the meeting, he said that Iran is interested in broadening relations with the East While Iran’s exports to South Korea increased by 24 percent, imports dropped by Asian country and does not want to see the unilateral sanctions of Washington May Fall Again 55 percent. Iran’s trade balance with South Korea is $185 million. negatively affects the friendly relation and huge trade exchange of Tehran and Seoul. IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK

TEHRAN - Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said Thursday that Iran’s oil output may fall by a further 10%-20% by Slovakian Delegation to Visit Tehran in July the end of 2020, as US sanctions against it continue to hit production. TEHRAN (IRNA) - A delegation from Slovakia country’s state delegation, under the auspices of “As a result [of the sanctions] production in Iran has will travel to Iran in July to discuss expansion of the deputy minister of Economy, will participate fallen over the last year by 33% to 2.6 million b/d and mutual cooperation in economic and in the Iranian Chamber of Commerce along with by the end of next year it may fall a further 10%-20% trade sectors. the private sector delegation. to 2.2 million b/d,” Sechin said during a panel session The Ambassador of Slovakia to Tehran in a The Slovak business delegation is scheduled to at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. meeting with Iran’s Deputy Head of the Iranian attend a business forum in Shiraz. Sechin added that sanctions against Iran, Venezuela Chamber of Commerce announced the visit of a Mohammad Reza Karbasi, Iran’s Deputy Head and Russia had resulted in around a third of global oil trade delegation comprising 30 Slovak companies of Iranian Chamber of Commerce, during the reserves being subject to sanctions. to Iran from June 23 to 26, and the Islamic meeting, recalled the formation of the Joint Iran pumped 2.57 million b/d in April, a 120,000 b/d Republic will host the fourth joint economic Committee of Commerce between Iran and drop from March and the lowest since December 1988, commission meeting between the two countries. Slovakia in the Iranian Chamber. the latest S&P Global Platts OPEC survey found, as Lubomir Golian said that the delegation of He welcomed the visit of the state and the many buyers began to shy away in anticipation of the private sector activists of the Slovak Republic is private sector delegation of Slovakia to Tehran, U.S. decision not to extend sanctions waivers beyond scheduled to meet and negotiate on the sidelines and emphasized that Iran’s Chamber is ready May 2. of the fourth meeting of the Joint Economic Iranians counterparts. to accept this delegation and hold a joint Many analysts expect an even heftier fall in Iranian Commission of Iran and Slovakia with According to the Ambassador of Slovakia, the business conference. crude production going forward as the US doubles down on sanctions enforcement. Iran Wants to Cut Budget Dependency on Oil Exports FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT PERMIT NO : 1398.1456 IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK Afghanistan Accounts for 10% of TEHRAN - Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance (MEAF) Farhad Dejpasand said that Iran’s Total Exports Share CALL FOR PUBLIC TENDER current budget dependency on oil exports is the most important economic objective in the country. TEHRAN (MNA) – Statistics show that only 10 (FIRST/SECOND PUBLISH)TWO-STAGES (SEMI COMPRESSED) TENDER He made the remarks in his visit to Amirabad percent of Iranian products are exported to Afghanistan. Port on Thursday and said, “ports in the Member of the Board of Directors of Iran-Afghanistan Subject of Tender:Rotary Vibrator Hose nationwide especially Amirabad Port can play Joint Chamber of Commerce Amir-Houshang Amini a leading role in this regard due to its unique made the remarks on Thursday and said, “development Tender descriptions: port, maritime and logistic capabilities as a of bilateral relationship between Islamic Republic of Registration No. through national electronic Tender No. Estimated value The Tender holder strategic port in northern part of the country.” Iran and Afghanistan should be formulated within the tendering system /Indent No. (Rial/Euro) He pointed to Amirabad Port in delegation of framework of a comprehensive plan.” Tender No. :FP/09-98/007 National Iranian Drilling Company 3,202,777 62,180,000,000 (RIAL) Afghan economic activists have repeatedly announced Indent No.:01-22-9746014 current activities to the investor of private sector and said, “this port is considered as a suitable their readiness for joint ventures with Iran but such joint Qualitative evaluation of tenderers model for other ports of the country.” Location of investment should benefit Iranian economic activists in equal Amirabad port in North-South Corridor, as a condition, he said and urged Plan and Budget Organization to R Based on minimum scoring (60) made in award criterion reflected in the tenderers pre-qualification forms. connection bridge linking Central Asian countries provide a comprehensive plan in this respect. Method 1- Applicants who have more than 4 in process contracts with NIDC are not allowed to participate in this tender. and also northern Caspian Sea with southern part Identifying target markets is the main aim behind 2- Applicants which have more than 2 in process contracts with NIDC in similar subject ( exclusively same subject) are not allowed to participate in another tender of the country, can help increase transit of goods promoting exports, he said, adding, “such identification in this port, the economy minister maintained. of target markets should not be restricted only to the Purchasing & Submitting He termed Amirabad Port and a promising and trade and economic activists, because, exports The distribution of the documents will be started one day after the publishing of second advertisement and ended on dependable part of Iranian economy and added, promotion strictly hinges on carrying out widespread the following tenth day thereof. “increasing the loading and unloading volume of research studies.” Hall No.:113, 1thfloor, Foreign Procurement Dept., National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, cargoes and export of relevant commodities can boost Foreign trade statistics of the country in the last year Tender Distribution Place Document IRAN Tel: 061-34148601 production especially in the current year named after (ended March 21, 2019) showed that of total $44.309 Distribution by “Boosting Domestic Production” by the Leader of the billion worth of non-oil commodities exported from the Company Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt in the amount of 510,000 Iranian Rials under account number 4001114004020491 (Shaba No. IR 520100004001114004020491) in name of “NIDC Incomes Centralized Islamic Revolution.” As the largest economic country, about $24.132 billion of which was exported Submitting Method Fund” issued by I.R. of Iran Central Bank. enterprise in northern part of the country, Amirabad to 15 neighboring countries, that is to say that more Submitting format Request for the purpose of receiving Tender Documents. Port can play a leading and important role in than 54 percent of Iranian products were exported to Closing date 14 Days after the last time of Purchasing. boosting economy of the country, he reiterated. the target markets of neighboring states, he emphasized. Documents Hall No. 107, 1stfloor, Tender Committee, Operation building, National Iranian Drilling Receiving Method Address Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. Tel: +98-61-34148580 +98-61-34148569 Tender Guarantee Value of guarantee 2,744,000,000 Rial / 57,684 Euro Iran to Introduce Itself as Destination of Halal Tourism Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that obtain activity license from the central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Type of guarantee Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt under account number 4001114006376636 ( Shaba No. IR 350100004001114006376636) in name of “NIDC TEHRAN (IRNA) - Deputy Director of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Vali saving account” by the central bank of Islamic Republic of Iran. Timury said that Iran has not been introduced to the world as a proper destination for Halal tourism and a Duration of credit & quotation Tender Guarantee and quotation should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum for one time in initial validity duration. proper plan to attain the goal is required. Non-Islamic countries began to create Halal services to attract tourism but we neglected this reality as an (Foreign Procurement Dept.) Islamic country, he said. He stated that, based on our customs and religion, all services are provided in Halal, adding, “We are determined to present a plan to attract tourism with Halal services.” More of this & other tenders are accessible by click on: www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_ pr He also went to say that to attain the goal we require the cooperation of the Standard Organization of Iran, the foreign ministry or other related bodies. 4 IRAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 Algeria’s Interim President Peru President Wins Calls for Dialogue Conidence Vote ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah LIMA (Dispatches) - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra scored a major called on Thursday for all parties to launch an “inclusive dialogue” to victory for his government’s anti-corruption policies, winning a vote of prepare for presidential elections, following the constitutional council’s confidence in the opposition-held Congress as the country seeks to emerge scrapping of a vote set for July 4. from the shadow of Latin America’s biggest graft scandal. Bensalah, in a speech broadcast on state television, did not set a date for the The president sought the vote after threatening to dissolve Congress and force new new contest. The constitutional council on Sunday called off the presidential legislative elections unless lawmakers backed his anti-graft proposals. Vizcarra -- election planned for July 4 citing a lack of candidates, prolonging a period of who succeeded the disgraced Pedro Pablo Kuczynski a year ago -- won by 77 votes political transition and risking more anger from anti-government protesters. to 44 with three abstentions, Congress speaker Daniel Salaverry announced. U.S. Not to Accept More Turkish Trump Says Relations With Macron “Outstanding” F-35 Pilots Over Russia Defenses PARIS (Dispatches) - The smiles and warm handshakes “America is never as big as when it is fighting for the were back between Donald Trump and his French freedom of others,” he said. He added that “we must counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday as they never stop working for the alliance of the free world” met in northern France, a sharp turnaround from a while citing the UN, NATO and EU as multilateral bad-tempered meeting last November. organizations that stemmed from World War II, but The two leaders took centre stage on the 75th which are regularly criticized by Trump. anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II The French diplomat said that after the open hostilities when 150,000 Allied troops began the liberation of in November, Macron and Trump had held several Nazi-occupied France. Both used the occasion to recall phone calls during which they rebuilt a relationship that their countries shared history and sacrifice as observers had started remarkably well after Macron’s election in scrutinised their body language for signs of any 2017. “Our approach has stayed the same: we continue lingering ill-will following their clashes last year. to try to persuade and at the same time to cushion the WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has There were repeated handshakes, while Trump impact when we haven’t succeeded,” said the diplomat, decided to stop accepting any additional Turkish pilots greeted Macron’s wife Brigitte with kisses on three who was speaking on condition of anonymity. who planned to come to the United States to train on separate occasions during the main commemoration The problem for Macron is that he has had few F-35 fighter jets, U.S. officials say, in a clear sign of the event at a U.S. cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer where successes in persuading Trump to change his mind, while escalating dispute over Ankara’s plans to purchase more than 9,000 U.S. servicemen are buried. “It’s been good sometimes and sometimes the policy disagreements have mounted. The two leaders are at odds over Iran, the role of Russian air defenses. it hasn’t been, but right now it’s outstanding,” Trump said later of his relationship with the EU, climate change and trade, while they hold fundamentally different views on how The two NATO allies have sparred publicly for Macron as they sat down for a working lunch in the nearby town of Caen. states and allies should interact with each other. “Macron is not shy about saying the months over Turkey’s order for Russia’s S-400 air “So the relationship that we’ve had together has been really terrific and I appreciate problem in the world is the populist nationalist movement,” Trump’s one-time adviser and defence system, which Washington says poses a threat it very much,” Trump added. The last time Macron hosted Trump in France -- for the campaign manager Steve Bannon told AFP in a recent interview. to the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 stealthy fighters, World War I centenary in November last year -- it turned into a diplomatic fiasco. “Macron is always looking to take a shot at the nationalists and I think sometimes he’s which Turkey also plans to buy. Trump arrived angry about Macron’s support for a European army and he mocked done it in inappropriate situations,” he added. Where the two men have repeatedly found The United States says Turkey cannot have both, but has the French leader on Twitter several days afterwards over his “very low approval common ground is over military action. Their armies are in action against the Islamic avoided taking steps until now to curtail or halt planned ratings”. A French diplomat said that the U.S. president had been angered by a speech State group in Syria and Iraq and they struck the regime of Syrian President Bashar training of Turkish pilots in the program, a reprisal that during the WWI commemorations and had also resented not being given a bigger role al-Assad in April 2018 in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack against civilians. could be seen as an embarrassment in Turkey. in the gathering that brought 70 leaders together. “We’ve had great success working together too,” Trump said in his comments with Macron. “Your The two U.S. officials, who spoke to Reuters this In his WWI speech, Macron had said that “nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism” military is excellent. My people report back, they say it’s absolutely excellent. They work very well week on condition of anonymity, left open the in a 20-minute address at the Arc de Triomphe that also criticized “saying our together.” Macron is aware that being critical of the American president plays well domestically in possibility the decision could be reversed, perhaps if interests come first and others don’t matter.” Again on Thursday, he delivered several France where Trump is unpopular. A poll by the YouGov survey group released on Wednesday Turkey altered its plans. They said the decision so far thinly-veiled messages to Trump about his “America First” nationalism and showed that only 17 percent of French people had a positive view of the former reality TV star. only applied to upcoming rounds of Turkish pilots and isolationist tendencies that have roiled the transatlantic alliance. And only 24 percent thought Macron should take a more cooperative approach with him. maintenance crews who would have normally come to the United States. There has not yet been a formal decision to halt the training of the Turkish pilots and maintenance crews now at Luke Air Force Base in Xi Vows New Era of Ties With Russia Arizona, the sources said. Still, Reuters reported last week that the step was being seriously considered. MOSCOW (AFP) - fChinese President Xi Jinping cooperation amid shared tensions with the U.S. he said, in remarks translated Four Turkish pilots are currently training at Luke. began a three-day visit to “best friend” Vladimir Putin “President Putin is for me a best friend,” Xi told into Russian. Russian President Two additional Turkish pilots are at the U.S. base on Wednesday with a touch of panda diplomacy and a journalists during a joint statement following the meeting. Putin thanked his Chinese working as instructors. Beyond those six Turkish raft of new Russian-Chinese business contracts. “We decided that we would raise our bilateral relations counterpart for an earlier loan officers, there are an additional 20 Turkish aircraft The leaders praised their countries’ ties during talks at to a new, higher level -- increasing our mutual support of two pandas that are being maintainers at the base undergoing training as well, the the Kremlin, as Russia and China seek to shore up and assistance, and promote our relations in a new era,” housed at the Moscow Zoo. U.S. military says. “This is a sign of a Turkey has expressed an interest in buying 100 of the special respect, of a fighters, which would have a total value of $9 billion at special trust in Russia,” he said. “When we speak current prices. If Turkey were removed from the F-35 about pandas, a smile always appears on our face.” program, it would be one of the most significant FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT PERMIT NO : 1398.1472 The two men signed a joint statement on the ruptures in recent history in the relationship between development of comprehensive partnership and the two allies, experts said. strategic cooperation. But strains in ties between Washington and Ankara Major Russian and Chinese companies already extend beyond the F-35 to include conflicting CALL FOR PUBLIC TENDER meanwhile signed cooperation agreements. strategy in Syria, Iran sanctions and the detention of China’s Alibaba, Russian mobile phone U.S. consular staff in Turkey. operator Megafon, internet group Mail.ru and The disclosure of the decision on the pilots follows (FIRST/SECOND PUBLISH)ONE -STAGES (SEMI COMPRESSED) TENDER the Russian sovereign investment fund RDIF signs that Turkey is moving ahead with the S-400 closed a deal on a joint e-commerce venture. purchase. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on May Subject of Tender: COILED TUBING REEL SIZE (OD : 1 1/2”-W.THICKNESS)( 0.125” - 20000FT Mail.ru head Boris Dobrodeyev said in a 22 that Turkish military personnel were receiving statement that the new company AliExpress training in Russia to use the S-400, and that Russian Tender descriptions: Russia would become the “undisputed leader in personnel may come to Turkey. Registration No. through national electronic Tender No. Estimated value The Tender holder Russian e-commerce”. Russian telecoms tendering system /Indent No. (Rial/Euro) President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was “out company MTS and Chinese Huawei also signed Tender No.: FP/04-97/051 of the question” for Turkey to back away from its deal National Iranian Drilling Company 3.203.238 57.600.000.000 Indent No.: 08-22-9745039 a memorandum of understanding, while Russia’s with Moscow. Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Novatek and Gazprombank signed an agreement Pentagon’s most senior policy officials, said last week Qualitative evaluation of tenderers with Sinopec to market gas in China. that Turkey’s completion of the transaction with Russia The trip comes five years after Moscow’s R Based on minimum scoring ( 60 Points ) made in award criterion reflected in the tenderers pre-qualification forms. would be “devastating,” dealing heavy blows to the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula led to F-35 programme and to Turkish interoperability within Method 1- Applicants which have more than 4 in process contacts with NIDC are not allowed to participate in this tender . a serious rift with its Western partners and the NATO alliance. 2- Applicants which have more than 2 in process contacts with NIDC in similar subject ( exclusively same subject) are not allowed to participate in another tender subsequent turn toward its neighbour to the east. “The S-400 is a Russian system designed to shoot Purchasing & Submitting “In recent years, thanks to your direct down an aircraft like the F-35,” said Wheelbarger, an participation, the relationship between Russia acting assistant secretary of defense. “And it is The distribution of the documents will be started one day after the publishing of second advertisement and ended on and China has reached an unprecedentedly inconceivable to imagine Russia not taking advantage the following tenth day thereof. high level,” Putin told Xi on Wednesday. of that (intelligence) collection opportunity.” Hall No.:113, 1thfloor, Foreign Procurement Dept., National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, Tender Distribution Place Document IRAN 061-34148652 Distribution by Company Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt in the amount of 510,000 Iranian Rials under account number African Bloc Suspends Sudan, Demanding End to Military Rule 4001114004020491( Shaba No. IR 520100004001114004020491) in name of “NIDC Incomes Centralized Submitting Method Fund” issued by I.R. of Iran Central Bank. 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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone industrial producer price fell unexpectedly in April from March, data showed on Wednesday, dragged down by a drop in energy prices. The European Union’s statistics office Eurostat said prices at factory gates in the 19 countries sharing the euro fell 0.3 percent in April against the previous month and were 2.6 percent higher than a year earlier. Euro Zone Producer Prices Unexpectedly Fall Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.3 percent monthly rise and a 3.2 percent year-on-year increase. Without energy costs, which dropped 1.5 percent month-on-month, producer prices were up 0.2 percent on the month and 1.2 percent higher on the year. World Bank Slashes 2019 Air Pollution Kills Some Growth as Global Trade Slackens 7m People Each Year TEHRAN (UNIC) – United Nations Secretary-General NEW YORK (Dispatches) - The World Bank slashed World trade volume also is expected to drop off Antonio Guterres in his message on World Environment its global growth forecasts for this year in a report sharply, growing by 2.6 percent this year, the slowest Day, 5 June 2019, said air pollution kills some released Tuesday that portrayed a world gripped by pace since the global financial crisis and a full 7 million people each year. deepening trade conflict, tumbling confidence and percentage point lower than January’s forecast. increasingly skittish investment. In East Asia and the Pacific, total economic output is The full text of his message reads: Although the global development lender currently likely to drop below six percent for the first time since The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is expects a modest recovery 2020 and 2021, the bank said the Asian financial crisis more than 20 years ago. air pollution. All around the world -- from megacities to in its semi-annual report that a lot will have to go right China’s forecast is little changed, with growth projected small villages – people are breathing dirty air. for this to happen. Instead the growing risks suggest the to slow to 6.2 to percent this year. An estimated nine out of ten people worldwide are outlook could instead grow darker still. The forecast for the United States is unchanged, with exposed to air pollutants that exceed World Health The greatest danger on the horizon is the prospect of GDP growth slowing to 2.5 percent this year before Organization air quality guidelines. This is lowering life worsening trade clashes between major world weakening to 1.7 percent in 2020, though still considerably expectancy and damaging economies across the planet. economies -- a specter that rose again last week when stronger than other advanced economies. To improve air quality, we must know our enemy. U.S. President Donald Trump announced fresh But American exports to Europe and Asia have seen an Deaths and illnesses from air pollution are caused punitive duties on Mexican goods in a dispute over “especially acute” slowdown, and conditions in the by tiny particles that penetrate our defences every immigration policy. eurozone economic have “deteriorated rapidly” as time we fill our lungs. These particles come from The world economy is now expected to expand by 2.6 percent this year, three tenths exports to China, central Asia and elsewhere have shrunk, according to the report. Latin many sources: the burning of fossil fuels for power of a percentage point lower than the January forecast, and well below the three America’s top two economies, Brazil and Mexico, have taken sharp turns for the worse. and transport; the chemicals and mining industries; percent growth seen in 2018, according to the Global Economic Prospects report. The report did not take Trump’s latest tariff threat against Mexico into account -- it the open burning of waste; the burning of forests The World Bank also sounded the alarm about rising debt levels and warned was announced Friday and is due to take effect June 10 -- but the World Bank cut the and fields; and the use of dirty indoor cooking and emerging economies they could soon regret the decision to borrow in search of a forecast by 0.3 points, calling for expansion of just 1.7 percent in 2019. heating fuels, which are major problems in the growth boost. Newly-installed World Bank President David Malpass, who in his If Trump follows through on his threat, tariffs on all Mexican goods would hit developing world. previous position with the US Treasury participated in Trump’s stalled trade 25 percent in October. This polluted air kills some 7 million people each negotiations with China, said global growth is “fragile” and the slowdown jeopardizes “The big question is, are we pushing the panic button?” Kose said. year, causes long term health problems, such as progress in battling world poverty. “The answer at the moment is no but I think if tensions escalate further, we have to asthma, and reduces children’s cognitive development. “The global economic outlook, in both the near and long term, is confronting push the panic button and get ready for a much deeper slowdown.” According to the World Bank, air pollution costs substantial challenges,” he told reporters. The forecast also sliced 0.7 percent off its outlook for Brazil, cutting it to 1.5 percent. societies more than $5 trillion every year. The new forecast was decidedly gloomier than the latest outlook by the International Kose highlighted concerns over rising debt, saying that since 2007 sovereign debt Many air pollutants also cause global warming. Monetary Fund, released in April, but which likewise predicted a slowdown and among emerging and developing economies had risen on average by 15 percent. Black carbon is one such example. Produced by warned of the risks posed by trade conflicts. These countries should be “extremely careful” not to allow current low interest rates diesel engines, burning trash and dirty cookstoves, it “The bottom line is that the global economy is coming to a crossroads,” said World to entice them into overindulging in more debt, and should instead opt for more is extremely harmful when inhaled. Reducing Bank economist Ayhan Kose, who oversaw the report, told AFP. “We need to find reforms that can stimulate investment. “When you accumulate debt, it makes you emissions of such pollutants will not only improve ways to stabilize growth and I think further escalation of these trade tensions is now more vulnerable to crisis, it limits your policy space and then ultimately, you never public health, it could alleviate global warming by the number one risk that could actually weigh on the outlook,” he told AFP. know when the interest rate’s going to increase,” he said. up to 0.5 degrees Celsius over the next few decades. Tackling air pollution therefore presents a double opportunity, as there are many successful initiatives In Annual General Meeting Leading to End of Month of Esfand 1397 that both clear the air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as phasing out coal-fired power plants and promoting less polluting industry, transport and Khorasan Steel Company domestic fuels. With investments in renewable energy sources outstripping those in fossil fuels every year, the rise of clean energy is helping globally. Cleaner transport is also growing around the world. Distributed 400 Rials Earnings Per Share It is in such initiatives, designed to improve air quality and fight climate change, that hope lies. I urge 132 Percent Growth in Each Share of “KSC” Comparing to the Preceding Year everyone attending the Climate Action Summit that I am convening in September to draw motivation from Republic and the completion of the production chain inside million tons of iron ore concentrate. He added that the supply such examples. There is no reason why the international Neyshabur Site were the main achievements of the Company of 500 thousand tons of iron ore pellets along with 120 community cannot act. Precedent exists in the Montreal Protocol. Scientists identified a grave threat last year, adding that opening of the Oxygen Production thousand tons of scrap iron is another goal towards to public and planetary health, and governments and Plant No.2, exploitation of the Technology Revamp Project, “supplying production stability”. businesses acted to successfully protect the ozone layer. and Metal-Making Melting furnace No. 1 were other According to Ahmadi, production of 2 million tons of Today, we face an equally urgent crisis. It is time valuable activities of the KSCC in the past year.In a report pellets, production of 1.6 million tons of sponge iron to act decisively. My message to governments is on various production records in the past year, the company’s (modules one and two of direct reduction plants), production clear: tax pollution; end fossil fuel subsidies; and CEO said, “There was a 7% increase in sponge iron with the of 1.3 million tons of crude steel, and production of 600 stop building new coal plants. We need a green production of one million and 355 thousand tons, and a 23% thousand tons of finished products with optimal quality and economy not a grey economy. increase in raw steel with the production of 1 million and 50 in accordance with national standards are among the defined On World Environment Day, I ask each of us to act so we can breathe more easily. From pressuring thousand tons of ingots.The company also recorded a 7% goals of the KSCC in the coming year.Referring to the politicians and businesses to changing our own habits, increase in light building products with a production of 566 company’s strategic plan for capacity development and we can reduce pollution and beat climate change. thousand tons, as well as a 46% increase in exports with the completion of the production chain, he added, “Realization record of 171 thousand tons of finished products and ingots. of the nominal capacity of Steel Company No. 2 “, Ahmadi talked about the company’s position as the sixth and “Pelletizing Plant” and “Execution of the Complementary fourth (64) top company of Iran with 19 steps of growth and Package of the Pelletizing Plant” are the main steps planned UK Economy Near Stagnation Due the highest growth rate among the top 100 companies in Iran in the KSCC.Ahmadi expressed hope that the physical he annual general meeting of the Khorasan Steel (IMI-100) and considered the titles “the best mining and progress of the Iron Ore Condensation Plant in Sangan Khaf Complex Company (KSCC) was held on March 13, industrial unit of Iran” “best exporter in the province”, the will be achieved by 50% by the Minerals Production and To Brexit, Weak Global Demand T2019 in the presence of 98.98% of its natural and 2-star bronze statue of the National Management Award, the Supply Company of East Khorasan through planning and LONDON (Reuters) - British economic growth almost legal shareholders as well as their legal representatives.At implementation and establishment of a pellet production round-the-clock efforts.The report added that in addition to ground to a halt last month, as modest expansion among the General meeting of the KSCC, which was held at 9:30 management system, complying with the standards for approval of the financial statements for the fiscal year ending services firms barely offset weakness in manufacturing PM on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the auditorium of Pardisan handling customer complaints, and customer satisfaction in March 20, 2019, the Institute of Social Insurance for and construction caused by the Brexit crisis and weaker Hotel, Mashhad, financial statements were approved by monitoring and measurement (ISO-10002, ISO-10004) to be Villagers and Nomads, , the Investment Company for the global growth, a business survey showed. The IHS Markit/CIPS services Purchasing Managers’ shareholders and 400 Rials of dividends per share was some other important achievements of the company in the Development of Mines and Metals, Saba Value Creators Index (PMI) edged up to 51.0 from 50.4 in April, its approved.In accordance with Article 101 of the Trade Law past year. Company, Saba Nour Mineral and Industrial Development strongest reading in three months and slightly above Amendment, the Board of Directors held a meeting in the Challenges and measures for the future Company, and Arshak Investment Company were selected as economists’ average forecast in a Reuters poll. presence of Honardoost (head of the meeting), Ali Akbari CEO of the KSCC said about the major challenges and risk members of the board of directors for two years, and Equivalent surveys for manufacturing and from the Mines and Metals Development Investment factors for the year ahead, “Restrictions on currency supply Hoshyar Bahmand Audit Firm was selected as the chief construction published earlier this week unexpectedly Company (MMDIC), Ebrahimzadeh from the Pension Fund and currency transfers, and restrictions on supply and auditor and the Azmoon Pardaz Iran Mashhood Audit Firm fell deep into contractionary territory, and taken of the Steel Workers of Iran (supervisors) and Ahmadi delivery of graphite electrode are among the common was selected an the substitute auditor for the financial year together the three PMIs gave one of their weakest (secretary).After the appointment of the Board of Directors, problems of steelmakers in Iran”. He added, “With regard to ending in March 19, 2020.The selection of Khorasan and readings since 2012. “The PMI surveys collectively indicated that the UK economy remained close to Ahmadi, the CEO and a member of the board of directors of the conditions of supply and demand of iron ore concentrate Donya-e-Eqtesad newspapers as the most circulated stagnation midway through the second quarter,” the company presented a comprehensive report to the annual in Iran, it is urgent to accelerate the Sangan Project for the newspapers for the company’s advertising was also another IHS Markit economist Chris Williamson said. general meeting of shareholders on the board’s performance KSCC.” Considering the imposed sanctions against Iran, he resolutions of the general meeting of the KSCC.In the end, A euro zone PMI was only slightly stronger, as and the company’s activities in FY 2018. considered localization to be an important measure and the CEO and member of the board of directors appreciated businesses across Europe face challenges from the Records of production and achievements in 2018 solution to meet that challenge in the new year. the presence of natural shareholders and honorable trade conflict between the United States and China Ahmad described the major one-year activities of the Goals and plans of 2019 in line with the company’s representatives of shareholders, as well as the independent as well as Brexit. Official data showed Britain’s KSCC, such as development plans, raw material supply, strategic vision auditor and legal inspector of the company, the Stock economy grew a robust 0.5% in the first quarter of the year, though much of that was driven by firms production, marketing and sales, and financial and economic He considered the most important goals in the KSCC to be Exchange’s representative, as well as deputies, managers and stockpiling ahead of a Brexit deadline of March 29, conditions of the KSCC.Ahmadi said that the opening of the the stable and economical supply of storage of the graphite employees who spared no pains to achieve the company’s which has since been postponed until Oct. 31. pelletizing factory in the presence of the President of the electrode needed for the coming years, and supply of 2.2 goals. The Bank of England forecasts Britain’s quarterly economic growth rate will slow to 0.2% for the three months to June. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 WORLD NEWS IRAN NEWS 7

TEHRAN - Direct flight between Iran and Tajikistan was resumed on Thursday with Iranian airliner Varsh’s flight from the holy city of Mashhad to Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan. After several months of halt, the direct flight between the two countries was resumed and according to the schedule, this flight will be on Thursdays Iran, Tajikistan Resume Direct Flights every week at 9:15 am from the international airport of Mashhad to the international airport of Dushanbe and return will be at 13:00 the same day.

Deal of Century... UN Chief Weighed Selling NY Residence to Ease Budget Crisis FROM PAGE 1 The Leader also appreciated the Muslim countries that refrained from partaking in NEW YORK (Dispatches) - UN chief Antonio Guterres told world diplomats that he the treasonous summit ad considered selling his Manhattan townhouse to help the global body overcome a maintained,“ We hope the crippling budget crisis. rulers of Bahrain and Saudi Guterres put forward proposals to address a $1.5 billion shortfall in the UN Arabia comprehend what a peacekeeping budget and a $492 million hole in its regular budget from unpaid quagmire they are stepping contributions by member-states. into and what damage this “The first thing I did when I arrived was to ask if I could sell the residence,” said will do to their own future.” Guterres, who became secretary-general in January 2017. The quagmire which is mentioned by the Supreme “I’m not joking. It’s a true story,” he told a UN budget committee. Leader is that ground which has seriously challenged The UN chief’s residence in midtown Manhattan is a four-story townhouse with a the U.S. itself in the world in political, social and garden overlooking the East River, located in the posh Sutton neighborhood -- and economic fields. Such a quagmire has been recently estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars. Guterres said he quickly discovered seen in the Persian Gulf Cooperation Countries (PGCC) that he did not have the authority to sell the residence under UN agreements with the Summit where Saudis tried to plot against Iran but their United States, the host government of the United Nations. plot was resisted by Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. But the attempt highlighted the severe restrictions placed on the United Nations as Today and due to sustainable strength of the sacred it tries to manage its assets and revenue flows. Islamic Republic of Iran, political conditions have Guterres described UN finances as “critical” and said that even if all countries paid totally changed in any part of the world; and now neither their contributions on time and in full, the United Nations would still face cash all countries nor nations obey the “big overlord” and it problems towards the end of the year. has toughened the condition for materialization of The United States, which is the top financial contributor to UN peacekeeping, also Zionists’ goals, and this process is progressing well owes the biggest amount at $852 million, followed by Brazil, Japan, Venezuela, which leads to weakening of the evil policies; and all Saudi Arabia and Argentina, according to UN officials. placed in a single pool to ease budget management. countries should learn a lesson from this condition. President Donald Trump’s administration announced in December that it “The organization cannot operate effectively in such a cash-strapped environment,” To confirm my words, I quote some remarks of Iran’s would cap its contribution to the UN’s multi-billion-dollar peacekeeping budget at said Guterres, who called for steps to increase liquidity. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during his 25 percent, down from 28.47 percent. The UN chief warned that his efforts to reform the world body and make it more meeting with his Pakistani counterpart where he urged To address the shortfall, Guterres called for the creation of a peacekeeping working efficient could be compromised unless its financial situation improved. Pakistan to restrict commute in the borders of capital fund of $250 million and proposed that cash balances from all missions be The global network of Agence France-Presse covers 151 countries Baluchistan in order to decrease the number of crimes and kidnappings. In response, Pakistani Foreign Minister replied that Pakistan would definitely do what Zarif had recommended. After Pakistani official’s Poland Dashes Far-Right Hopes for Alliance in New EU Parliament prompt reply, Zarif smiled and reacting to his smile, IMF Urges France to Step Pakistani diplomat asked Zarif the reason behind his WARSAW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Far-right parties’ told Polish private Radio Wnet. smile, and Mr. Zarid replied, “You accepted my hopes of forging a powerful new bloc in the new European “This is a group called National Rally (of France), recommendation without any hesitation.” Parliament suffered a blow on Wednesday when Poland’s belonging to Ms (Marine) Le Pen. It’s also the It was somehow undiplomatic. Then Pakistan Up Reforms to Rein in Debt ruling nationalists ruled out joining such a grouping due to Alternative for Germany,” he said. “This is something Foreign Minister asserted, “In the past 30 years sharp differences over relations with Russia. that we cannot accept under any circumstances.” whatever you have wanted despite the opposition Italy’s far-right League was one of the biggest Le Pen’s party, the Alternative for Germany and from major world powers have been materialized and winners in last month’s EU elections and its leader, Salvini’s League all have relatively good relations with whatever was against your interest has not been Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, has sought to Russia, a stance that PiS, steeped in traditional Polish materialize. So it is wise to follow your demand in the persuade Europe’s nationalist parties to set aside their distrust of the Kremlin, does not share. region.” This means those who are with God, will differences and form a 10-party European Alliance for PiS, which espouses traditional Catholic values and succeed. As Holy Quran says, “O you who believe! People and Nations in the new assembly. resistance to what it sees as Russian expansionism in If you help Allah, He will help you, and make your Last week, however, Hungary’s nationalist Prime Ukraine and elsewhere, won 26 of 51 seats allotted to foothold firm.” Minister Viktor Orban all but ruled out joining Salvini’s Poland in the new European Parliament. WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - The International eurosceptic group and on Wednesday Jaroslaw It is expected to remain in the European Conservatives Monetary Fund on Monday (3 June) warned France Kaczynski, leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice and Reformists grouping in the assembly. Salvini had Leader... that its public debt is “too high for comfort”, calling party (PiS), also expressed doubts. hoped Europe’s eurosceptic parties’ shared desire to shape on the nation to tackle the issue by stepping up “When it comes to Mr Salvini, here we have a the bloc’s future by returning more powers to member FROM PAGE 1 spending reforms. problem that he wants to create a new group with states and imposing further curbs on immigration would In a report outlining preliminary findings of its 2019 formations that we aren’t able to accept,” Kaczynski trump any concerns about Russian interference. He also touched upon the United States’ unilateral mission, the IMF said tax and labor market reforms had and illegal pullout from the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). helped keep the economy resilient despite slowing growth. Iran Likely to Sufer... But it urged the government of President Emmanuel “They withdrew from an international agreement to Macron to find further ways to curb spending and to FROM PAGE 1 make our patience wear thin and make us leave the ensure the measures have public support, in a nation It had issued sanctions waivers to eight of Iran’s oil customers in November to allow them to keep importing agreement, so that they would be able to easily slap rocked by weekly anti-government “yellow vest” protests. Iranian crude for six months, but later said it would not renew those waivers and would require those customers international sanctions on us without the US having to “France’s public debt is too high for comfort,” said to reduce such imports to zero. pay any costs,” he said. “But the strategic patience of the the IMF mission’s concluding statement. U.S. economist Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said that Iran’s internal economic Establishment and nation thwarted the United States’ “While there is no immediate risk, as the currently low problems also are to blame for its worsening recession. Iran’s low global economic rankings include 155 out of sinister plots with regards to its pullout from the JCPOA interest rates suggest that higher debt can be sustained at 180 nations in the Economic Freedom Index of the Washington-based Heritage Foundation, a conservative public and made it accept responsibility for its numerous this juncture, the elevated debt level provides little policy institute, and 128 out of 190 governments in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index. violations and saw Iran emerge victorious in the political comfort from a medium and long-term perspective.” The World Bank’s new report also said Iran’s year-on-year inflation rate has risen sharply from about 10% in the and social opinion of the world,” he said. The IMF noted that public debt has risen from around middle of last year to about 52% in April. It said the depreciation of Iran’s rial since May 2018, when the U.S. “Today, after one year of strategic patience, no one 20% of gross domestic product in the 1980s to close to announced it would re-impose sanctions on Iran, has contributed to the rising inflation. The rial’s slump versus the can blame us for scaling down our commitments 100%. “Additional spending reforms are needed to ensure dollar in Iran’s unofficial currency market has made dollar-denominated imports more expensive for Iranians. under the JCPOA,” said the president. that the ongoing tax-burden reduction can be sustained Clawson said Iran’s inflation is high primarily because it is relying on printing money to finance its spending. He underlined that Iran should use the mechanisms and public debt placed on a firm downward path,” “The Iranian government is not bringing in enough revenue to pay for its expenses, so it is borrowing money envisaged in the nuclear agreement to deal with offenders. the statement said. from the banking system to cover the difference, and that is driving inflation,” he said. He also said the enemy has changed its plans and The IMF maintained its growth forecast for France Hanke, who says he is the only economist outside Iran to measure its inflation with high frequency, said that he tone with regards to Iran, but “it will have no bearing at 1.3% this year, predicting it would “stabilise at calculated Iran’s actual inflation rate to be 113% on Wednesday, much higher than the World Bank’s latest reading. on our willpower.” around 1.5% in the medium term, predicated on a The World Bank’s projection of a 4.5% contraction in Iran’s GDP this year is not as bad as the 6% contraction predicted recovery of domestic and external demand and on by the International Monetary Fund, another global lending agency, in its latest report from April. The World Bank also gains from recent reforms”. said it expects economic growth in Iran to return next year “as the impact of U.S. sanctions tapers off and as inflation Turkey... It added that while the current outlook is positive, stabilizes.” It projected a 0.9% rise in Iran’s GDP for 2020. Hanke declined to make his own predictions for Iran’s FROM PAGE 1 “risks have risen”, citing global trade tensions, the economic performance, saying any forecasts for a nation such as Iran are problematic because they rely on guesswork. uncertainty over Britain’s exit from the European The U.S. decision to end exemptions to sanctions on Union and “in France, erosion of support for necessary Iran Sets Scene for... Iranian oil imports became effective on May 2. Turkey economic reforms among the general public”. abided by the decision despite its previous rejection. FROM PAGE 1 On coming to power in 2017, Macron immediately Gahramanov remarked that 1.5 million tons of set about trimming the deficit to bring it in line with Changing the dates would require unanimity, several OPEC sources said. Two sources said one option would be crude oil has been processed at the STAR Refinery so an EU limit of three percent of GDP, which the to keep the OPEC meeting unchanged and move the talks with allies to July. far, adding: “We plan to process 8 million tons of eurozone’s second-biggest economy had persistently OPEC and its allies, a grouping known as OPEC+, agreed in December to reduce supply by 1.2 million barrels per day crude oil by the end of the year. As of next month, we flouted for a decade. from Jan. 1. OPEC’s share of the cut is 800,000 bpd, to be delivered by 11 members - all except Iran, Libya and Venezuela. will start buying Iraqi oil from the Arabian Gulf.” In March the national statistics agency Insee said Saudi Arabia initially signalled it would make sense to raise supply in the second half. However, it seems more SOCAR Turkey will supply 700,000 tons of jet fuel France’s budget deficit fell to a 12-year low of 2.5% of willing now to keep output cuts in place amid a decline in oil prices, which on Tuesday fell to their lowest since to Istanbul Airport on an annual basis, Gahramanov GDP in 2018, a greater-than-expected decline achieved January. In Russia, the head of top oil producer Rosneft, Igor Sechin, said on Tuesday he would seek said. He also spoke about distributing oil derivatives despite falling growth and purchasing power. compensation from the Russian government if Moscow agreed to limit output further. “Iran is likely to oppose throughout the Turkish market starting July. But the announcement came after months of yellow any decision to raise output but in case OPEC decides to opt for a policy rollover it should be a smoother In other economic news, former central bank governor vest protests, sparked last November over plans to meeting,” said Amrita Sen, co-founder of Energy Aspects consultancy. Durmus Yilmaz warned that the country is still in the increase diesel prices and raise taxes on pensions. midst of a recession, adding that the economy had Macron announced a package of tax cuts and income Pakistan... contracted 2.6 percent on an annual basis. top-ups worth 10 billion euros in December, following “Despite government spending increasing 7.2 percent the first month of the protests. FROM PAGE 1 within the scope of our domestic demand-based growth And in April, the government announced new plans Air Commodore (retd) Iqbal was of the view that the US is now softening its position towards Iran and the situation model, the economy shrank 2.6 percent,” he said on Twitter. for fresh tax cuts, to be funded by axing corporate tax could move towards peace. Iran should adhere to the terms of its deal in order to ensure its credibility, which could win Turkey’s political situation has been unstable since breaks, reducing public spending and introducing Iran conditional support from Europe, China and Russia, he suggested. On the role of Pakistan, he advised that the results of the Istanbul mayoral race were canceled longer working hours. Islamabad should not jump in to anyone’s war and should play a role similar to the one it played in the Yemen conflict. and the vote was set for a re-run on June 23. 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8 IRAN NEWS SPORTS SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 Raptors Rip Thiem Subdues Khachanov to Marouf Named VNL Injury-Hit Warriors Player of the Week EW YORK (Dispatches) - Upstart Toronto Nmoved halfway to a first-ever title Wednesday Reach French Open Semifinal with Kawhi Leonard scoring 30 points to lead the Raptors over the injury-hit Golden State Warriors 123-109 in the NBA Finals. Kyle Lowry added 23 points and nine assists while Danny Green and Pascal Siakam each contributed 18 points as the Raptors seized a 2-1 lead in the best-of- seven series, which continuestoday in Oakland. “It feels good,” Leonard said. “Just happy to get a game-three win and move us one step closer to our goal.” Stephen Curry scored a career playoff high 47 points and added eight rebounds and seven assists for a EHRAN (MNA) – Iranian national volleyball defending champion Golden State squad playing Tteam’s captain and setter Saeid Marouf has been without guard Klay Thompson due to a left hamstring named the ‘Player of the Week’ of the Volleyball strain and forward Kevin Durant with a right calf injury. Nations League week 1. “Steph was unbelievable,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr In an Instagram video posted on Tuesday, FIVB said. “He does things I don’t think anybody has done announced that the Iranian setter has been chosen as before. He’s amazing.” Green started 6-of-8 from 3-point the player of the week. range, sparking a late third-quarter run that gave Toronto He is also atop setters’ ranking with 258 total sets and momentum for good. “Danny’s buckets I think boosted our 13.00 average per set. His closest rival was Simone whole team’s confidence because we’re used to most of the Giannelli of Italy with an average per set of 12.50. year relying on those,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. Iran managed to win all its three games at Pool 1 of the Golden State fell behind by as many as 14 points in VNL which was held in China’s Jiangmen. The Persians the first half and pulled no closer than seven in the defeated Italy (3-1), China (3-0) and Germany (3-0). second half despite staying within reach thanks to ARIS (Reuters) - Dominic Thiem produced a claycourt The only blemish came when she failed to serve out With these results, Iran now leads the VNL table with Curry’s one-man heroics. “We answered a lot of runs, Pmasterclass to overwhelm Russian Karen Khachanov the match in the second set but she recovered her 9 points. France, Brazil, and Argentina stand next. down to seven a bunch, and came back and scored a 6-2 6-4 6-2 and reach the semi-finals of the French Open poise to complete victory and set up a semi-final In week 2 of the event, the team will lock horns bucket or hit a three or whatever,” Nurse said. “Each for the fourth year in succession on Thursday. against American teenager Amanda Anisimova, who with Brazil (June 7), Argentina (June 8), and Japan time they chipped we answered back and that’s what The Austrian fourth seed struggled early in the beat reigning champion Simona Halep. (June 9) in Pool 7 in Tokyo. you got to do if you’re going to keep your lead.” tournament but has warmed to the task and was far too “It was a really clean match,” Barty, who returned to The Warriors seek a third straight crown and their solid for the 23-year-old Khachanov, who was unable the sport three years ago after stopping to play cricket, fourth in five seasons while the Raptors are in the to replicate the tennis he produced to beat Juan Martin told reporters. “I felt I was in control. Kubiak Suspended for Six Games first finals of their 24-season history. del Potro in the previous round. “I got the balls I wanted, and I was able to put the Thiem, runner-up to Rafael Nadal last year, hardly balls in difficult positions for Maddie. Really, really For Anti-Iranian Remarks put a foot wrong throughout a one-sided contest as he happy with how we went about it.” EHRAN (MNA) – Ronaldo Hat-Trick Sends Portugal set up a clash with either top seed Novak Djokovic or While 14th seed Keys, bidding to reach her fifth Grand TAccording to Polish Alexander Zverev. Slam semi-final, usually overpowers opponents with her media outlets, Poland’s Into Nations League Final Khachanov had won their only previous meeting, potent serve and flat groundstrokes, Barty prefers to use volleyball federation has ISBON (Dispatches) - Portugal manager also in Paris but on an indoor hardcourt. However, her range of slice, topspin and clever placement to outfox suspended Michal Kubiak LFernando Santos hailed Cristiano Ronaldo a Thiem on clay is an entirely different proposition and her rivals. She seized control of the match in the seventh for the next six games for “football genius” after his 53rd career hat-trick sent from the moment Khachanov struggled to hold serve game when Keys struck a backhand wide at 30-30, then making offensive remarks Portugal into the final of the Nations League on in the opening game his prospects looked bleak. the American failed to punish a short ball and Barty, who about the Iranian volleyball home soil in Porto with a 3-1 win over Switzerland. The razor-sharp Thiem broke serve in the third game had stood her ground in the left corner, smashed a team and people. The hosts had to withstand a huge moment of VAR and never relinquished control, offering Khachanov not stunning backhand winner to break. However, the ruling is not controversy as after Ronaldo’s free-kick opened the even a sniff of a break point throughout a clinical display. Simona Halep tried to look on the positive side after final yet as the 31-year-old scoring, Portugal thought they had the chance to In women’s event, Australian eighth seed Ashleigh losing in the French Open quarter-finals on Thursday, player can appeal against it double their lead from the penalty spot. Barty reached her first Grand Slam semi-final as she saying her shock 6-2 6-4 defeat to Amanda Anisimova during the next seven days. Instead German referee Felix Brych reversed his outplayed error-prone American Madison Keys 6-3 7-5. gave her more time to prepare for the grasscourt season. “They always insult us into the field and don’t respect us initial decision and awarded a spot-kick at the other In a quarter-final clash postponed on Wednesday The Romanian third seed saw her title defence come but play innocent. The Iranians think they are great and end for an earlier incident, which Ricardo Rodriguez because of heavy rain, Barty produced an to a shuddering stop at Roland Garros as she was the best and we are the worst. But I believe that they are converted to seemingly send the game to extra-time. intelligent display full of guile in the Court crushed by the 17-year-old American, forcing her to fatal, malicious and damned people. For me, this nation However, Ronaldo predictably took center stage as Suzanne Lenglen sunshine. turn her attention to Wimbledon. doesn’t exist, even though they proudly call themselves he struck twice in the final two minutes to set up a Barty’s greater variety proved too much for 2018 “Now it’s a little bit easier because I have few days Persians, not Arabs. Sometimes we have to play with clash with England or the Netherlands, who meet in semi-finalist Keys whose power game broke down at off, and then I can go and train on grass courts,” them, but for me, they don’t exist,” the Poland captain the second semi-final on Thursday, in Sunday’s final. the vital moments. Halep told reporters. had said in an interview in late May, 2019. Sharma Century Guides Infantino Re-Relected FIFA India to Opening President Unopposed at World Cup Win Paris Congress ONDON (Dispatches) - Rohit Sharma hit an ARIS (Reuters) - Gianni Infantino was re-elected Lunbeaten century as India made a comfortable start PFIFA president unopposed at the congress of world to their World Cup campaign with a six-wicket win football’s governing body in Paris as he claimed to over South Africa in Southampton on Wednesday that have turned the organization from being “toxic and dealt a fresh blow to the Proteas’ tournament hopes. almost criminal” back to its core values. Chasing a modest 228, India cruised to victory on the Infantino’s re-election was marked by a round of back of Sharma’s 122 not out as they won with 15 balls applause from the congress after the statutes were to spare and live up to their tag as one of the favourites changed earlier in the day to no longer require a vote if for the showpiece event. there was only one candidate for the position. For South Africa, a third straight defeat in as many The 49-year-old Swiss-Italian lawyer now has a four matches this World Cup left their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals on a knife edge. year mandate to try and accomplish his grandiose plans for football which were partly frustrated in his first term. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal laid the platform for victory as India restricted an He has been in charge of FIFA since February 2016, after succeeding Sepp Blatter in the wake of a damaging injury-hit South Africa to 227 for nine in 50 overs. Chahal returned figures of 4-51 after Bumrah did the early corruption scandal that Infantino claimed the body had now shaken off. damage by dismissing both South Africa openers. Sharma, who survived a dropped catch on one by South Africa “Nobody talks about crisis at FIFA any more or rebuilding it from scratch. Nobody talks about scandals or captain Faf du Plessis at second slip then anchored India’s chase in measured fashion corruption, we talk about football. We can say that we’ve turned the situation around,” he told the congress in a India captain Virat Kohli rated Sharma’s knock at the Hampshire Bowl as the opener’s best batting performance lengthy speech at Paris Expo. of a one-day international career that now includes 201 innings. “This organization has gone from being toxic, almost criminal, to being what it should be — an organization that “I think in my opinion this is by far his best ODI innings because the kind of pressure the first game brings from develops football and is now synonymous with transparency, integrity.” a World Cup point of view,” Kohli told reporters. “I know as a batsman when you go in and few balls bounce like “Today everything is open and transparent. It is not possible at FIFA to make hidden payments of do anything that, it’s not easy to gather yourself and play in a calm manner. He was very composed.” unethical with our money. There is no more place for corruption,” he claimed.