Iran Urges Enhanced Ties with Azerbaijan

Rouhani to take oath OMV to develop Band of office on August 6 2 Karkheh oilfield soon 4 Number 5646 ● Wednesday May 31, 2017 ● Khordad 10, 1396 ● Ramadan 5, 1438 ● Price 5,000 Rials ● 12 Pages ● www.irandailyonline.ir Iran urges enhanced ties with Azerbaijan ranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic and Azerbaijan enjoy very good potential for developing rela- Itions in various fields. In a telephone conversation with Azerbaijan’s President Trump hits back at Merkel 3 Ilham Aliyev on Monday night, Rouhani added that the firm with ominous warning determination of the Iranian and Azerbaijani governments for Germany and deep commonalities between the two nations had laid the groundwork for strengthening mutual relations in all fields, Press TV reported. He emphasized that no obstacle could hinder the expansion of political, economic, trade and cultural cooperation between the two countries, saying that the speedy implementation of agreements could further increase the level of bilateral and regional relations. The Iranian president also called for collective efforts to fight terrorism and extremism and foster unity among Muslim countries, stressing the importance of eliminating the ideological roots of extremism in Muslim states. Children in Yemen need 9 The Azerbaijani president said relations between Tehran and Baku had always been expanding, but the past four years had support been a remarkable period for both countries. He urged the two countries’ officials to implement all agreements previously signed, saying that a railway con- tract would also be inked between Tehran and Baku in the near future. Aliyev further stressed the importance of enhancing bilateral cooperation on regional developments, particularly the regional stability and security as well as the joint fight against violence, extremism and terrorism. AP Valverde in charge of 11 Nighttime, early morning bombings Unknown ancient civilization a new era at Barcelona in Baghdad kill dozens rock art found in NE Iran Philippines A massive bombing by the Daesh terror A closed-circuit camera captured Later Tuesday, seven people died and group outside a popular ice cream shop the moment of the explosion, the video 19 were wounded in four separate bomb- in central Baghdad and a rush hour car showing a busy downtown avenue, ings in and around Baghdad, officials warns militants bomb in another downtown area killed with cars driving down the street when said. The attacks targeted commercial ar- at least 31 people on Tuesday, Iraqi of- the blast strikes. A huge fireball then eas and a patrol of Sunni anti-Daesh tribal to surrender or die ficials said. engulfs a building, forcing the cars to fighters, they said. No group immediately Later in the day, bombings in and scramble to get away. Other videos of claimed those attacks. Philippine authorities on Tuesday warned mili- around the Iraqi capital killed seven the attack posted on social media show The attacks came just days into the tants occupying parts of a southern city to sur- more people. wounded and bloodied people crying holy month of Ramadan when Mus- render or die, as attack helicopters pounded the The attacks come as Daesh terror- for help on the sidewalk outside the ice lims fast during daylight hours. After gunmen’s strongholds where up to 2,000 residents ists are steadily losing more territory cream parlor. sundown, families break their fast and were feared trapped. to Iraqi forces in the battle for Mosul, In the second attack, an explosives- Baghdad’s restaurants and cafes quick- More than 100 people have been confirmed the country’s second-largest city. The laden car went off during rush hour ly fill up with people staying up long killed in the conflict, which began last week when terrorists are increasingly turning to in- near the state-run Public Pension Office into the night. gunmen waving black flags of the Daesh terror surgency-style terror attacks to detract in Baghdad’s busy Shawaka area, kill- During Ramadan last year, another group rampaged through the mostly Muslim-pop- from their losses, AP reported. ing 14, a police officer said. At least 37 section of Karrada was hit by massive ulated city of Marawi, AFP wrote. The nighttime attack outside the ice people were wounded in that attack, he suicide bombing that killed almost 300 President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law cream parlor in the bustling Karrada added. people, the deadliest single attack in the across the entire southern region of Mindanao, neighborhood killed 17 people and also In separate online statements, Daesh Iraqi capital in 13 years of war. The at- ibtines.co.uk home to roughly 20 million people, in response to wounded 32, police and health officials claimed responsibility for the two attack was also claimed by Daesh. In Iran’s remote northeast, the discovery of mysterious rock art the crisis as he warned that local militant groups said. tacks. Continued on Page 2 is intriguing archeologists. Strange symbols engraved on an out- were uniting behind Daesh and becoming a major crop of volcanic rock, on top of a mountain, appear particularly security threat. puzzling. But the militants, initially estimated by the na- The site, known as Pir-e Mazar Balandar (or PMB001), is tion’s defense chief to number just 100, have with- ‘Shocked’ South Korea leader situated near a small village and is well known to the locals. stood eight days of intense air assaults and street- They in fact consider the engraved stone to be sacred. to-street combat, prompting the government’s Continued on Page 12 threats on Tuesday. “We call on the remaining ter- orders probe into US missile additions rorists to surrender while there is an opportunity,” Military spokesman Brigadier General Restituto South Korean President Moon Jae-in has fense (THAAD) system battery was ini- grams in defiance of UN Security Council Padilla said in a statement. “For the terrorists, not ordered a probe after the Defense Min- tially deployed in March in the southeast- resolutions and threats of more sanctions. WHO: Tobacco kills surrendering will mean their sure death.” Padilla istry failed to inform him that four more ern region of Seongju with just two of its also said the surrender call warning was aimed at launchers for the controversial US anti- maximum load of six launchers to counter China tensions easing limiting the loss of more lives and property. missile system had been brought into the North Korean “missile threats.” more than 7m a year Up to 2,000 residents were trapped in areas held country. During his successful campaign for the Moon’s order of a probe into the by the militants, according to the local govern- THAAD launchers came amid signs of Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million ment, and the International Committee of the Red easing tensions between major trading people each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, Cross had voiced alarm they would be caught in partners South Korea and China. also warning of the dire environmental impact of tobacco pro- the bombing raids or crossfire. South Korea’s Jeju Air said on Tuesday duction, distribution and waste. Clashes on Tuesday appeared to be as intense China has approved a plan to double its as previous days. Military helicopters fired rock- flights to the Chinese city of Weihai from ets repeatedly on that part of the city on Tuesday June 2. morning, and black smoke rose from the buildings China has been incensed over the that were apparently hit. The gunmen were being THAAD deployment, fearing it could backed by foreign militants, including Malaysians, give the US military the capability of Indonesians and Singaporeans, authorities said. seeing into its own missile systems, and The militants had killed at least 19 civilians, could open the door to a wider deploy- while 20 security forces and 65 gunmen had died, ment of the system, possibly in Japan and according to the military. elsewhere. The death toll looked likely to climb, with sol- China has denied it had discriminated diers reporting the smell of corpses in a public against South Korean companies, which market still being held by the militants. have faced product boycotts and bans on The violence began when dozens of gunmen Chinese tourists visiting South Korea. went on a rampage in response to an attempt by REUTERS Although there have been no official security forces to arrest Isnilon Hapilon, a vet- “President Moon said it was very May 9 presidential election, Moon called orders from the Chinese government to eran Filipino militant regarded as the local leader shocking” to hear the four additional for a parliamentary review of the system, lift the ban, a few Chinese travel agencies of Daesh. Hapilon, a senior member of the Abu launchers had been installed without be- whose deployment has also infuriated have sent inquiries about package tours, AFP Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom gang, is on the US gov- ing reported to the new government or to China, North Korea’s lone major ally. he said. However, Lotte Group has yet to The UN agency said tougher measures were needed to rein in ernment’s list of most-wanted terrorists. the public, presidential spokesman Yoon Moon had campaigned on a more mod- reopen any of the 74 retail stores in China tobacco use, urging countries to ban smoking in the workplace He was being protected in Marawi by the lo- Young-chan told a media briefing on erate approach to North Korea, calling for it was forced to close in March after the and indoor public spaces, outlaw marketing of tobacco products cal Maute group, which has pledged allegiance to Tuesday, Reuters reported.

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