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Monday JAN 25 2016 | BAHMAN 5 1394 | Vol.XII No.2590 | www.esfahanemrooz.ir/en | Weekly English Edition No.49 Isfahan TodayISSN:2008-1592 Isfahan to export MSC chief: agricultural, Rich organizational animal Iran, US Hold Talks on culture and competitive husbandry production products to key to MSC’s viability and Russia P.4 P.3 Direct Flights excellence IKCO, Daimler AG., establish joint companies The world-class German automaker Daimler AG., and Iran Khodro Diesel (IKD) inked a letter of intent, under which the two embark on their strategic cooperation to set up two joint companies. The agreement is a big piece of news as Daimler AG. and IKD are respectively Managing Director the biggest truck manufacturers in the P.7 of Mobarakeh world and the subsidiary of biggest Steel Company carmaker in the Middle East (IKCO) P.3 (MSC) Bahram Sobhani, PhD, has praised the rich organizational culture of his staff and competitive Iran plans three Iran, China sign production as key to the company’s tourism offices survival, P.2 viability and in China 17 MoUs organizational P.8 excellence. Isfahan Music Museum (MNA) – Isfahan Music Museum is the first private and official music museum which was opened to public last month. The museum has been launched by two music masters to demonstrate local instruments in Isfahan. Aliyeh Saadatpour 2 NEWS Isfahan Today 22 ESFAHAN EMROOZ-Monday Jan 25 2016 Isfahan Today Supreme Leader: Iran gov’t, nation Weekly English Edition Licence Holder keen on enhanced ties with China Isfahan Emrooz Media Co. upreme Leader of Islamic Revolution progress and friendly exchanges. The Managing Director Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said countries lying on the road can through on Saturday that Iranian government expansion of cooperation defend their Abdolmohammad Akbari and nation have been seeking interests against Americans’ model of Editor in chief: Amir Akbari Sexpansion of relations with independent stirring regional economic balance, thus and reliable states such as China. attaining their goal, said Xi. No. 5, Naderi Lane, Daneshgah St.Azadi Supreme Leader: Iran gov’t, nation keen He noted that certain superpowers want Sq., Isfahan, Iran Zip Code: 817391639 on enhanced ties with China to dominate monopoly and policy of Editorial Dept.: Tel: (+98 31) 36293750 The Supreme Leader made the remarks jungle ‘either with us or with enemy’, in a meeting with Chinese President Xi but, the progress of the newly emerging Fax: (+98 31) 36293392 Jinping. economies will bring the monopoly of www.esfahanemrooz.ir/en The Supreme Leader acknowledged the power out of their control and provide a 25-year strategic agreement drawn up by suitable atmosphere for ideas and policies Printe: Eshragh Ghalam Parseh Iranian and Chinese presidents. of the independent states. Ayatollah Khamenei welcomed the He said his country appreciates Iran’s proposal made by Chinese president about support for integrated and united China Iran, China sign revival of the Silk Road and expansion of as a model of mutual confidence and 17 MoUs cooperation among the Silk Road states is independent policies of both countries. a fully logical and acceptable idea. We follow the path of independent ‘The Islamic Republic of Iran will never Ayatollah Khamenei said the hostile The Supreme Leader derided the US and development and are ready to continue forget China’s cooperation during policies have made Iranian nation and the western governments for insistence our cooperation in all fields after lifting sanctions.’ officials to seek expansion of relations on the terminology of ‘Islamic State’ to of sanctions as we stood by Iran during The Supreme Leader said that energy is with independent states. introduce certain terrorist groups. sanctions.’ one of the key issues worldwide. Emphasizing that ‘united China’ is Ayatollah Khamenei said such an approach He also referred to Iran’s abundant ‘Iran is the only independent state in among principled and absolute policies is an insult to Muslims and instead of geographical, human and energy the region that can be trusted as energy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah solving the problem, they indirectly advantages and said economy of China partner because contrary to certain Khamenei welcomed proposal of the promote terrorist groups. and Iran are complementary to each regional countries, Iran’s energy policy is Chinese President to develop Iran-China The Supreme Leader termed US claim other and during the visit, Iran and China not influenced by foreign factor.’ security cooperation. of forming anti-terrorism coalition as a reached agreement on planning for 25- The Supreme Leader criticized Washington ‘Unfortunately, our region is now insecure deception. year strategic cooperation, being ready for its hegemonic policies and the US due to wrong policies of westerners and Ayatollah Khamenei hoped that the to expand and widen cooperation in the insincerity with other governments, saying the diversionary and wrong attitude outcome of talks and agreements in cultural, educational, technological, that independent states want cooperation towards Islam; it is feared that its scope Tehran will be helpful for both sides in military and security domains as strategic with each other and Iran-China agreement will be widened; so it should be checked true sense. partners. for 25-year strategic cooperation falls in through wise cooperation.’ The Chinese president for his part The Chinese president underlined the the same context. The Supreme Leader said that certain expressed pleasure with visiting Iran and need for taking up mechanism for growing ‘The two sides should be serious to bring regional countries are main source of such thanked Iranian nation and government mutual security cooperation to confront agreements to the implementation stage.’ a diversionary attitude and that instead for their sincere feelings. He said such terrorism and solve complicated regional The Supreme Leader referred to Iranian of confronting the main source of such an a sincerity is result of cooperation and issues. culture’s orientation towards the east and ideology and terrorist groups, westerners cordial and long-term exchanges between He hailed the Supreme Leader’s ‘wise said, ‘Westerners have never been able to are invading and piling up pressure on Iran and China. and farsighted’ remarks and said Chinese win Iranian nation’s trust.’ Muslim communities in Europe and the Xi pointed to the chronology of Iran-China government and nation have a friendly Calling the US policy on Iran ‘worse and US, while terrorist wings are completely connection through the ancient Silk Road and sincere approach towards Iranian more hostile’ than that of western states, different from the true Islamic ideology. and said the road is the symbol of peace, leadership. (MNA) – Iran and China have signed Memoranda of Understanding to revive maritime Silk Road and Silk Road Economic Belt. President Rouhani and President Xi Jinping of China sat to sign 17 economic MoUs to transform the economic ties to a new highs in the upcoming months. The most interesting and perhaps ambitious is to revive Silk Road, the historically used route connecting the Europe and Eastern Asia of the medieval times and by which major goods were transited in the extremities of the Eurasian landmass. Head of National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China Liu He and Iran’s Minister of Economics Ali Tayyebnia signed the agreement to revive maritime Silk Road and Silk Road Economic Belt. AEOI head Ali Akbar Salehi and Chinese Atomic Energy Agency head signed an agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation; a legal and judiciary agreement to cooperate bilaterally in criminal cases and also trade and civil cases was signed between Iran’s Ministry of Justice and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. President’s deputy for Science and Technology Mr. Sorena Sattari and Wan Gang, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) signed a cooperation agreement on science. Other MoUs included head of Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran’s National Environment Fund and Head of National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China Liu He; industrial cooperation and investment agreement which included Iran’s minister of industry, trade, and mines and Chinese Mr. Liu He. Iranian Communication and Information Technology Ministry and Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) signed MoU; several other MoUs focused on transportation, banking, trade and business, human resources, culture, customs and import tariffs and media communications and exchange of cultural products between Iran and China. Isfahan Today NEWS 3 ESFAHAN EMROOZ-Monday Jan 25 2016 23 Foreign automakers to enter Iran, US hold talks on Iranian market soon direct flights (MNA) – Iran Air CEO has announced that stressed Iran Air Chairman reiterating negotiations are in progress for conducting “hopefully, a part of the financing will be direct flights between Iran and the US. carried out by the National Development Farhad Parvaresh, Chairman and Fund of Iran.” Managing Director of Iran Air, referred to Farhad Parvaresh pointed out that the resumption of refueling at airports preliminary talks have been held with in Western Europe following the lifting manufacturing companies since the of international sanctions maintaining beginning of nuclear deal talks; “some firms “previously, Iran Air was forced to load had subjected the operation of contract to enough fuel to cover the outbound