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VOL. XXV, No. 6731 TEHRAN Price 20,000 Rials www.irannewsdaily.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, - MORDAD 2, 1398 2 4 8 DOMESTIC 3 DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL SPORTS National MAP 24 Tehran, Managua Slam Trump, Pakistan’s Khan Sharifi, Esfandiar Locomotive of MAPNA U.S. Sanctions on Discuss Way Ignite in Iran Win Group Unveiled Independent Nations Out of Afghanistan War Over Argentina > SEE PAGE 2 > SEE PAGE 3 > SEE PAGE 4 > SEE PAGE 8 Iran Has Tehran, Baghdad Discuss Ways viewPoint By: Hamid Reza Naghashian..... Intercontinental Drones Negotiations on Missile Program TEHRAN (PressTV) - Navy Commander Rear Admiral To Defuse Persian Gulf Tensions Hossein Khanzadi says Iran is in possession of intercontinental drones and will definitely put them to “Reduction to Absurdity” use if the need for a long-haul mission arises. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is Elaborating on Iran’s drone capabilities in an interview with megalomaniac member of Donald Trump’s the Young Journalists Club (YJC) published on Tuesday, government, during a cabinet meeting recently Khanzadi said the country monitors American ships in the claimed that Iran had “for the first time” shown its Persian Gulf and has “complete images and a large archive of willingness to discuss the missile program. His claim the daily and moment-by-moment movements” of the vessels was faced with a response from Iran’s Foreign belonging to the U.S. and its allies. Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi in his “We can bravely declare that we observe all enemy twitter account. Mousavi refuted the claim and ships, particularly Americans, point-by-point from their tweeted, “Mr Zarif’s answer to the NBC reporter was origin until the moment they enter the region,” he said, very accurate, well-thought and pertinent and adding that Iran’s Armed Forces also possess according to the experts “reduction ad absurdum”. He information about the type of their missions and their threw the ball into the ’ court, and conduct in the region. challenged Washington’s arms deals with regional Khanzadi also complained that enemy ships create countries.” Mousavi added, “Tehran’s and Zarif’s “severe insecurity” by “aimless sailing and hypocritical stance vis-à-vis the Iranian missile program is clear.” behavior” in the region. Spokesman for the Iranian mission at the United “Our drones monitor their ships and warships from Nations, wrote on his official Twitter page, “Iran’s their entry moment and the monitoring process missiles and its missile program are absolutely and continues until they sail into the Persian Gulf and the under no condition negotiable with anyone or any Sea of Oman. Their behavior in the Persian Gulf, which country, period.” This statement categorically is part of our identity and our backyard, is fully under rejected the Associated Press’s characterization of watch based on international law and aviation Foreign Minister (Mohammad Javad) Zarif’s regulations,” he said. See Page 7 comments to NBC News that “If the U.S. wants to IRAN NEWS NATIONALDESK talk about missiles, it should stop selling weapons, including missiles, to regional states” as meaning that TEHRAN – In a meeting in Tehran, the top officials of the two neighboring states of Iran and Iraq discussed, Iran is willing to negotiate on its defensive missile U.S. Maximum Pressure Results among other topics, easing Persian Gulf tensions, which have spiked between Baghdad’s regional ally and the program at some point.” West in recent months. He went on to say, “Surely AP reporters are familiar Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi arrived in the Iranian capital in the afternoon, spearheading a delegation enough with conversational English to know and In Iran’s Maximum Resistance that included his ministers of finance, defense, oil, and transportation, as well as his national security advisor, and understand and are able to contextualize comments on TEHRAN (IFP) - Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed other officials and advisors, according to a statement from his office. the hypothetical, as well as parrying with words to Abbas Araqchi has blasted the U.S.’ policy of exerting During the meeting, President said Iran has always been, and will be, the key guardian of make a point. Drawing a false conclusion in pursuit of maximum pressure on Tehran, saying the hostile policy security and freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman. headlines, when what was said in the context was has resulted in the adoption of a policy of maximum President Rouhani added that the Islamic Republic of Iran has no intention to escalate tensions in the region obvious, only leads to a diminution of the standing of resistance in Iran. and with other countries, and will never initiate war and conflict. the press with the public.” See Page 7 Araqchi made the remarks in a meeting with Saleh “Iran and Iraq, as two friendly and neighboring countries, can promote their cooperation in the development of al-Arouri, the deputy chairman of the political bureau regional stability and security,” said Rouhani, pointing out that regional stability and security have always been of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement important for Iran. (Hamas), and his entourage in Tehran. “We believe that regional issues should be resolved through dialogue, negotiations and cooperation between Iran Not Seeking “This policy is another miscalculation by the U.S. neighbors and regional countries,” Rouhani stressed. which has resulted in the Iranian people’s ‘maximum He then described meetings and visits of Iranian and Iraqi officials effective in development of relations and resistance’ policy.” cooperation, adding, “fortunately in recent years, effective steps have been taken for deepening Tehran-Baghdad Confrontation relations, and this trend will continue.” “The U.S. will definitely achieve nothing through this LONDON (Dispatches) - Iran does not seek During the meeting that was held on Monday evening in Tehran, Rouhani said, “the development of cooperation policy,” Araqchi added. confrontation with Britain amid a row over seized between Tehran and Baghdad will surely enhance the security and stability of the region.” Elsewhere in his remarks, he stressed that supporting tanker ships, foreign minister Mohammad Javad Referring to Iran-Iraq agreements on dredging Arvand Rud, the president said, “accelerating the implementation of this Palestine is an inseparable part of the Islamic Zarif said Monday in a message directed at Prime agreement is in the interest of the two nations and residents of its coastal towns in Iran and Iraq.” Revolution, and Iran will continue to back Palestine and See Page 7 Minister, Boris Johnson. counter the illegitimate goals pursued by the US and the “It is very important for Boris Johnson as he Zionist regime in the region. See Page 7 enters 10 Downing Street to understand that Iran does not seek confrontation, that Iran wants normal relations based on mutual respect,” Zarif told reporters in Managua. Chinese Oil Trader Sanctioned Zarif was responding to a question about whether he had a message for Johnson, the favorite to be named the new leader of the Tory party on Tuesday, Over Alleged Iran Violations who would then take over from Theresa May as WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - The United States has prime minister on Wednesday. sanctioned China’s state-run oil trader Zhuhai Zhenrong INVITATION TO TENDER Britain has demanded that Iran release a UK-flagged Corp for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on tanker seized in the Persian Gulf on Friday. Iran’s oil sector, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo That came two weeks after British authorities seized announced in a speech on Monday. Persian Gulf Star Oil Company (PGSOC) intends to sell part of its product, Slops an Iranian tanker off Gibraltar on suspicion of it “We’ve said that we will sanction any sanctionable behavior, Naphtha (14,000 MT), through running a public tender in term of delivery FOB breaching sanctions against Syria. and we mean it,” Pompeo said during remarks in Florida. (Free On Board) Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas. Accordingly, all interested Zarif claimed that move by Britain was The move comes amid increased tensions between orchestrated by the U.S. President Donald Trump Iran and the West - as well as frosty relations between individuals and legal entities are invited to referred PGSOC’s legal and contract on Monday blasted the Islamic republic as the the U.S. and China, though they have restarted major department (address: PGSOC-13th kilometer of Bandar Abbas highway to Bandar world’s top “state of terror”. trade talks. President Donald Trump’s administration Zarif said: “It was clear from the very beginning that has stepped up its sanctions against Iran after breaking Khamir- Bandar Abbas, Iran and the Site Address is www.pgsoc.ir for receiving the was doing the bidding for the from the nuclear pact brokered between Tehran and more details) during 24 July until 28 July 2019 to collect the document against Trump administration.” Western nations under the previous administration. “What the Brits did and what the Gibraltar authorities Meanwhile, China’s embassy in Washington rejected letter to be signed by managing director of entity containing the intention to did in the Strait of Gibraltar was a violation of Pompeo’s declaration. participate in tender. international law. It was piracy.” “China firmly opposes the U.S. imposition of British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said at the unilateral sanctions and so-called ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ Tel: 009876-31310000 Postal Code:7931181183 Email:[email protected] weekend that London wanted to “de-escalate” on China and other countries invoking its domestic tensions with Iran but insisted that the Grace 1 tanker law,” an embassy spokesperson told the Reuters news Public Relations Affairs of Persian Gulf Star Oil Company was seized because it was carrying oil, against EU agency via email. See Page 7 sanctions, to Syria. See Page 7 2 IRAN NEWS DOMESTIC WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019

TEHRAN (Tasnim) –Foreign Minister arrived in Bolivia on the last leg of his tour of Latin American nations to hold talks with senior officials of the country on issues of mutual interest. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Zarif arrived in Santa Cruz on Tuesday to hold talks with senior officials of the South American country. Zarif in Bolivia for Oicial Visit Upon his arrival, Zarif was officially welcomed by Bolivian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carmen Almendras. National MAP 24 Locomotive of MAPNA Websites Review Power Consumption at Group Unveiled All Time High MEHR* - Iran’s electricity consumption hit a new IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK record on Monday as it reached the peak of 57,681 megawatts, the Energy Ministry’s spokesman for the power department said. TEHRAN - First Vice-President yesterday “The country’s power consumption has rose by inaugurated the expansion phase of MAPNA Locomotive about 1,200 MW compared to Sunday,” Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced. Engineering and Manufacturing Company in Alborz province Noting that in the past four decades, the electricity on Tuesday. consumption peak has always increased by 7 percent each year, he said: “This summer, with the The project, National MAP 24 locomotive, includes indigenizing manufacture of cooperation of all household, industrial, commercial freight locomotives by MAPNA Group. and agricultural sectors during peak hours, the peak The expansion phase has the capacity of producing 25 freight locomotives per year relied on dialogue and logic in solving serious crises rather than resorting to force. consumption has increased by only 1 percent and is constructed in a 4.500-square meter land. The strategies that Iran is proposing for administrating of the world is also based on compared to last year”. The project will provide jobs for 100 people, the report said. dialogue and logic, Iranian Vice President said, adding that the most complex nodes Last year, in 2018, the highest electricity consumption MAPNA Locomotive Engineering and Manufacturing Company is the main and crises in the world can be resolved through dialogue, and It is a false idea to of 57,097 MW was registered on July 11. company in MAPNA rail section. This company was established in 2007. imagine that the one who has more power, has stronger logic. Officials say Iran needs to expand power Vice President also toured the exhibitions on MAPNA-made parts of the He mentioned that negotiation and agreement of six powerful countries with Iran generating capacity by 5,000 MW annually, or locomotive parts. The first sample of electric MAPNA-made vehicle is put on means that Iran has been able to prove its logic and argument at the negotiation table. 20,000 MW till 2022 to meet rising demand at display in the exhibition. Expressing that Iran has always been protecting the Persian Gulf and the region’s home and expand its footprint in the regional Meanwhile during the ceremony, MAPNA Group and Plan and Budget Organization security, he highlighted that forming a coalition is not necessary to protect the energy market. signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation. security of the region and those who are seeking a coalition have not achieved The Energy Ministry has devised plans to increase Addressing the ceremony, Jahangiri said that Iran has always protected the security anything except to foster insecurity. the generating capacity of renewables, by 5,000 of the region and Persian Gulf and forming a coalition is not necessary. Iranian VP said that the security of the region can be provided by Iran with the help MW in the same period. Jahangiri noted that one of the main factors of Iranian people’s success is that they of the regional countries, adding that the only way to ensure the security of the region have always protected their dignity, adding that they are logical people and have is to engage in negotiation and logical dialogue with Iran without any pressure. IRGC Stronger Than Ever Iran Urges IAEA’s FARS* - A senior commander at the Islamic , Supporters Collapsing Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) hailed the elite force’s state of readiness to ward off any threat, Impartial, TEHRAN (FNA )- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said that Israel saying the IRGC is now more powerful than ever. and its advocates are losing power, stressing that anti-Palestinian plans are soon to fail. “For 40 years the IRGC has been protecting the Independent Stances “The Zionist regime and its supporters are in fragile conditions and are collapsing despite the resistance groups’ Islamic Revolution,” IRGC deputy commander for progress and their increased role in crucial regional equations, and the fake plans which are against the Palestinian coordination, Brigadier General said on people’s will and determination will never yield result,” Shamkhani said at a meeting with a Palestinian delegation Tuesday, adding that the force is now more headed by Hamas Politburo Deputy Chief Saleh al-Arouri in Tehran. powerful and honored than ever. TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador and He underlined that Iran will continue support for the Palestinian cause until the resistance stream’s full victory He highlighted the role of the IRGC in propelling Permanent Representative to the International over the “child-killer occupying” Israeli regime. the Islamic Revolution’s ideals saying, “The forty Organizations in Vienna Kazzem Qaribabadi called Shamkhani also blasted certain Arab states for attempts to stir a rift between the resistance groups and true years of grandeur and pride have been created on the International Atomic Energy Agency supporters of Palestine, saying that these states are linked to Israel and receive the Zionist regime’s advice on how thanks to the blood of the martyrs.” (IAEA) to maintain impartiality and independence to kill Muslims. The top commander described the uniform of the after the death of its chief Yukiya Amano. He described resistance and reliance on Palestinian willpower and self-determination as the only way to win and IRGC as “the holiest uniform that we know “His (Amano’s) key role in enhancing the restore the Palestinian people’s rights. throughout history “ since thousands of those who objectives of the IAEA and preservation of the were among the best servants of God have been JCPOA will never fade away in the history of the martyred in this uniform. Agency,” Qaribabadi wrote on the official Twitter account of Iran’s diplomatic mission in Vienna. Iran After Resumption of Consular Ties With Canada “I would like to express my sincere condolences TEHRAN (MNA) –Foreign Ministry Spokesman living in Canada, who have to visit other countries and sympathy to his family, friends, and the staff of Seyyed Abbas Mousavi expressed hope that the or come to Tehran in order to deal with their Zarif to Brief Majlis the IAEA as well as to the people and Government consular services between Iran and Canada would consular affairs,” the spokesman said, expressing MEHR* - Spokesman for the Iranian of Japan, and hope that the Agency will continue to be resumed, however, saying that the Canadian hope that the two countries would resume consular Parliament’s national security committee said be professional, impartial, and Independent in his government is yet to respond to Iran’s call services between in the near future upon the that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif absence,” he added. regarding the issue. agreement of the Canadian government. will come to a commission meeting next week to The IAEA in a statement on its official website Noting that Iran has expressed readiness to talk over Canada broke off diplomatic relations with Iran in talk about latest developments in the country’s announced Amano’s death. tackling the consular problems between the two 2012 and closed its embassy in Tehran. foreign diplomacy. “The Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy countries, Mousavi said on Tuesday, “The Canadian Earlier in June and at the end of the fourth round of Hossein Naghavi-Hosseini said that Zarif will Agency regrets to inform with deepest sadness of the government has not responded to Iran’s request for comprehensive political talks between Iran and take part in Sunday’s session of the committee. passing away of Director General Yukiya Amano,” the solving the consular issues of the Iranian nationals Switzerland, the two sides signed an agreement “Zarif is set to report on diplomatic developments, IAEA secretariat said in the note, but did not state living in Canada.” under which Switzerland said it will represent Iran’s foreign policy and results of the trip to America,” how Amano, who was 72, died. “There are about 400,000 Iranians currently interests in Canada. he said. The Iranian top diplomat arrived in New York in July 14 to attend United Nations Economic and Social Council. After a six-day stay, he departed for Drone Shoot-Down, Tanker Seizure Are Milestones in Muslims’ Struggles Araqchi to Deliver Rouhani’s Message to Macron Caracas where he attended Non-Aligned Movement TEHRAN (MNA) – Senior adviser to Iran’s Leader Ali Akbar Velayati described the TEHRAN (IFP) - Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi (NAM) meetings before continuing the South Islamic Republic’s recent shoot-down of a U.S. drone and seizure of British-flagged has left Tehran for Paris, where is going to convey a written American tour to Nicaragua. He is now in Bolivia tanker as turning points in Muslims’ struggle. message from President Hassan Rouhani to his French counterpart as the final step of his diplomatic journey. “The Islamic countries are today stronger than before as shown by the seizure of the Emmanuel Macron. British oil tanker or the downing of the U.S. drone which violated Iran’s territory… Araqchi is visiting the French capital as the special representative of These are milestones in the history of Muslims’ struggle,” Velayati said in a meeting President Rouhani, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Call for Boosting Relations with Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chairman of the political bureau of the Palestinian Mousavi in a Monday tweet. Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Tehran on Tuesday. The visit comes a few days after a phone conversation between With China Referring to the recent remarks by Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Rouhani and Macron, during which the former underlined the , the politician hailed the Palestinian people’s stunning resistance, importance of Paris’ endeavors in ensuring the existence of the Iran IRNA* - Senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader saying victory will be achieved with resistance and struggle, and Iran will always nuclear deal or JCPOA. Seyed Ali Akbar Velayati highlighted the need to back the Palestinian people on this path. Rouhani told Macron that Iran and the European signatories to the enhance strategic ties between Iran and China. Velayati also pointed to the treacherous initiative proposed by U.S. President JCPOA need to invest in efforts aimed at implementation of “balanced He made the remarks in a Monday meeting with Donald Trump, dubbed as the “deal of the century”, saying the deal is doomed to steps” that could safeguard the deal because “there are some in the the newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to Iran failure even though it has not been implemented yet. United States, who would not want the efforts seeking to save the Chang Hua. He urged the need to confront the deal, which is aimed at eliminating the Palestinian JCPOA to succeed.” “The independence of foreign policy, identity among the people and youth, so as not to allow them to eradicate the He said that despite existing setbacks and sabotage activities, Tehran resistance against U.S. expansionist policies, Palestinian identity. A two-day conference was held in Bahrain last month, aimed believed that the remaining signatories had to seize the time and task and confronting western countries’ interventions at rallying support for an “investment” plan in the Palestinian territories as the their experts with finding creative and appropriate approaches that save in other countries’ internal affairs are among first part of the “deal of the century”. the agreement. strategic commonalities between Iran and The plan has met broad disdain from Palestinians and others in the Arab world “Europe must expedite its attempts to meet Iran’s legitimate China,” said Velayati, noting that bilateral ties although regional US allies such as Saudi Arabia discreetly support it. [economic] interests [under the deal] and bring about truce in the US should be further cemented. Al-Aruri, for his part, hailed Iran’s strong support to the wronged people of economic warfare,” the Iranian president stated. For his part, the Chinese envoy said that Iran Palestine, expressing Hamas movement’s solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran. France was the first country to contact the Islamic Republic following is among main countries that cooperate in Belt He emphasized that any act of aggression against Iran would be in face aggression Tehran’s May 8 decision to reduce some of its JCPOA commitments in and Road initiative, hoping that bilateral against Palestine and the resistance front, and the movement sees itself in the reaction to the US withdrawal from the deal and Europe’s failure to live relations would be further enhanced in areas of frontline to support Iran. up to its commitments under the deal. various fields. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 DOMESTIC IRAN NEWS 3

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TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has discussed a range of bilateral issues as well as the U.S. sanctions in separate meetings with top Nicaraguan officials including President Daniel Ortega. Speaking in a Monday meeting with Zarif, the Nicaraguan official said there is no doubt IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK In a Monday meeting with Ortega, Zarif once again berated Washington for imposing about the unity of all countries suffering from the US’ pressure and economic terrorism. sanctions on countries. “The anti-arrogance front is faced with the media propaganda and economic war of TEHRAN – The CEO of Bank Keshavarzi of Iran “Contrary to all laws, regulations and resolutions, the US government commits the US and its allies, and that necessitates our unity,” he added. Mr. Ruhollah Khodarahmi and general manager of economic terrorism against independent nations,” said the top Iranian diplomat. Zarif, in turn, conveyed the warm greetings of Iranian Parliament Speaker Exim Bank of India Mr. Rikesh Chand met in Zarif then underlined Iran and Nicaragua can forge cooperation in a whole range of Ali Larijani to the Nicaraguan official, inviting Porras Cortés to visit Iran on behalf of Tehran and discussed ways for strengthening areas, namely trade, industry, energy, agriculture, financial domains, etc., stressing the Iranian top lawmaker. The Iranian foreign minister touched upon various areas of banking relations. Tehran’s determination to enhance mutual ties on all fronts. cooperation between the two countries, saying Tehran is ready to further enhance and During the meeting on Monday, Mr. Chand The Nicaraguan president, in turn, said his country never accepts the concept of US deepen its relations with Managua on all fronts, especially in the domain of economy. expressed his satisfaction over continuing sanctions as they are not in accordance with international law. Zarif also referred to the 40th anniversary of the victory of revolutions of both countries, financial and banking transactions and relations “Washington’s sanctions on the Iranian and Nicaraguan nations are unilateral and said, “The Americans didn’t like to see even the first anniversaries of these two with Bank Keshavarzi and underlined boosting and illegal,” he said. revolutions, but the two countries are now witnessing the 40th anniversaries [of the triumph] financial and banking relations in line with Ortega underscored that everybody is dismayed at the situation created by the U.S. of their revolutions, and we will disappoint them for the next forty years as well.” developing production infrastructures. in the world, but some do not express it. The Monday meeting was also attended by members of the Parliament’s Presiding Board Despite unilateral and cruel sanctions, Bank “The White House insults the whole world, even its own allies, using the means of as well as members of the Iran-Nicaragua Parliamentary Friendship Group. Zarif earlier held Keshavarzi has boosted its reputation in the blackmail and violating international trade regulations,” he said, adding that such talks with a number of Nicaraguan ministers and senior government officials in Managua. international banking scene due to its valuable behavior will boomerang on the US. During the meeting, the two sides explored avenues for developing and enhancing experiences and expertise and it has retained its President of Nicaragua’s National Assembly Gustavo Porras Cortés has also called Tehran-Managua relations, especially in the economic field. positive relations with banks and financial on all countries in the world suffering from the US sanctions to unite against The high-level meeting also resulted in an agreement on preparing a roadmap for economic, institutions of other countries which helps Washington’s unilateralism. trade, financial, and industrial cooperation between the two sides and with regional countries. national economy. INSTEX Offers Iran, Mongolia to Form Joint Working Group Industry Minister in Charge of Issuing BEIJING (IRNA) - The ministers of agriculture of Iran and Mongolia, while Almost Nothing emphasizing the two countries’ capacities for developing bilateral relations, have Cryptocurrency Production License agreed to form a high-ranking joint working group to determine the roadmap for effective mutual cooperation. TEHRAN (MNA) – Minister of Industry, Mine and TEHRAN (MNA) – A member of Iranian parliament says that Europeans , the Agriculture Jihad Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Trade said on Monday that his should not pin hope on INSTEX as a tool for persuading Iran to stop reducing arrived in Mongolia on Monday, conferred with Mongolian Minister of Food, ministry is accountable for issuing license for commitments to nuclear deal because the financial channel offers ‘almost nothing’. Agriculture and Light Industry Choltmen Olan in the capital, Ulan Bator. producing cryptocurrency. “With the establishment of INSTEX, Europeans should not expect Iran not to The two sides emphasized the political will of the two countries’ officials and Government’s Economic Commission has recognized implement its announced reduction of commitments to the JCPOA since the increase in the exchange of official delegations between the two countries cryptocurrencies as an industry and obliged the INSTEX is almost nothing,” MP Ali Akbar Karimi, a member of Iranian as an important milestone in promoting bilateral relations and in its continuation Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade to issue license Parliament’s Economic Committee, said. “INSTEX is not even a food-for-oil and increase. for producing digital currencies, he stated. program since Europeans will not buy oil from Iran via the channel. INSTEX At the meeting, the ministers of agriculture of the two countries also exchanged Islamic Republic of Iran has always adopted a should not be turned into a larger deception than the JCPOA for Iran,” he added. views on the development of trade-related bilateral relations and increased resistant approach towards modern technologies, After the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from Iran nuclear deal, agricultural exports. he said, adding, “In the contemporary world of officially known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in May 2018 and At the end of the meeting, the heads of the veterinary services agencies of the two today, attaining an advanced technology is a re-imposition of tough sanctions against Tehran, other signatories to the deal asked countries signed a mutual cooperation agreement on the international animal health dire need.” Iran to remain in the deal and promised to safeguard its economic interests. requirements between the two countries, which is an important step for the Turning to the launch of startups in the country, European partners established a financial mechanism dubbed INSTEX (Instrument development of cooperation in this regard. Rahmani said, “Effective steps should be taken in the in Support of Trade Exchanges) with a tangible delay. The channel will only cover Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Jihad had previously traveled to Mongolia in January field of launching new businesses and startups, the trade of food and medicine, at least in its initial stages. Tehran says this is not sufficient 2015. Mongolia with five million square meters and a population of three millions, issue of which has been put atop agenda of the as it should also facilitate Iran’s oil export which is under U.S. sanctions. has 70 million animals. Ministry of Industry.” The lawmaker went on to say that INSTEX will only be effective under the four Since Mongolian President’s visit to Iran in 2012, strong will has been created to He once again reiterated that Ministry of Industry is following conditions. “First: providing the ground for buying goods which are under develop relations between the two countries. responsible for issuing license for producing digital [U.S.] sanctions. Second: European’s buying oil from Iran. Third: not conditioning This is year is the 48th year of establishing a friendly relationship between currencies, adding, “producing cryptocurrency is similar Iran-Europe banking transaction to [ratification of] FATF [-related bills in Iran]. Iran and Mongolia. to production of a product that has its own requirements, Fourth: paying for Iran’s oil and goods’ in cash in addition to barter trade.” The Minister of Agricultural Jihad is expected to travel to China after Mongolia. so that Economic Commission of the government has identified ‘cryptocurrencies’ as an industry.” Chabahar Port Ready to Benefit The Afghan Businessmen SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT PERMIT NO : 1398.2462 CHABAHAR (IRNA) - Chabahar port is ready to Tehran, Baghdad Can Reach NATIONAL IRANIAN SOUTH OILFIELDS COMPANY AHVAZ-IRAN ship goods to the rest of the world benefiting the Afghan businessmen involved in international trade, Sistan-Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Department’s $20b in Annual Trade Balance TENDER NO.: 48-32-9725000 Director-General Behrouz Aghaei on Tuesday. TEHRAN (IRNA) - Central Chabahar port welcomes traders and merchants from Bank of Iran (CBI) says reaching NATIONAL IRANIAN SOUTH OILFIELDS COMPANY ( NISOC) INTENDS TO PURCHASE THE FOLLOWING GOODS: different countries, especially India and Afghanistan, and a 20-billion-dollar- trade other countries can join the Chabahar agreement to benefit volume with Iraq is not a ITEMS MATERIAL DESCRIPTION QUANTITY from the benefits and facilities of the oceanic port, said far-fetched objective. 2 7/8” HT-PAC DRILL PIPE AS BELOW SPECIFICATION 15500 Behrouz Aghaei in an interview with IRNA on Tuesday. “The target of 20-billion-dollar 1 1/2 “ TOOL JOINT ID , 2.151” BODY ID , S-135 GRADE, PSL2, WT 10.4 , 2 7/8” HT-PAC FT He added that merchants should face the least problem trade between Iran and Iraq 01 CONNECTION , 3 1/8 “ OD TOOL JOINT , RANGE 2 , BOX TAPER 18 DEGREE , PIN TAPER 35 when they use infrastructure of the port, stating that we are is not very far-fetched. DEGREE , BOX TONG LT .13” , PIN TONG LT 9” , IU (INTERNAL UPSET) , 31-32 FT JOINT LT , trying to get out of the harbor at the fastest time and Developing financial IPC-207 INTERNAL COATING , ACCORDING TO API 5DP worrying the merchants about it for the least possible way, and monetary ties between the two countries To Participate ” letter via fax to the following number along with their resume according to qualitative assessment Form no. 1, available thus facilitating the conditions for the owners the goods at www.nisoc.ir not later than 14 days after the second announcement, otherwise, their requests for Participation in the tender will be disregarded. are on the agenda of all units of Chabahar Port. will play a good role in reaching this goal,” said The applicants should have relevant background in supplying the required goods and capability to provide and submit a bid bond of 21,890 EURO or He said that Shahid Beheshti Chabahar port has reopened CBI Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati in his 1,032,428,150 RIAl in favor of NISOC. services to the private sector of Afghanistan to help the Instagram on Monday. Tender documents including the materials thorough technical specifications and Qualitative Assessment Forms can be accessed vie: landlocked country develop trade relations with the outside Tehran and Baghdad are eager to hit the trade volume www.nisoc.ir-material procurement management tab world, he said: Any additional load on Chabahar will give of $20bn by 2020. NO ADVANCE PAYMENT WILL BE PAID more discounts and incentives to the Afghan businessmen. Hemmati made the remark after meeting Director General of Ports and Maritime Department of Iraqi Finance Minister Fuad Hussein in Tehran FOREIGN PURCHASING DEPARTMENT Sistan-Baluchestan province, Behrouz Aqaei said that the on Monday. Bldg, No. 104, Material Procurement Management Complex kouy-e-Fadaeian Islam (New Site) , Ahwaz, Iran number of those who are interested in investment in A high-level Iraqi delegation, headed by Prime Tel / NO.: +98-61-34124016 Fax No.: +98-61-34457437 Chabahar Port has been on the rise, and it is expected that Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is in Iran to Public Relations: WWW.NISOC.IR WWW.SHANA.IR http://IETS.MPORG.IR business people and traders benefit from the advantages of negotiate further development of ties between the port as the capacity of loading and unloading at the port. the two neighbors. 4 IRAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin pushed ahead with its attempts to crack down on migration at the southern resigned on Monday, according to a high-ranking government official who border on Monday, defending in court a virtual ban it imposed on asylum asked not to be named, presenting a shakeup at the highest levels of seekers and issuing its second sweeping order within a week. government in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation. A U.S. district judge in Washington heard arguments about whether Hours after Lapin’s resignation, the Haitian government announced that to temporarily strike down the first new rule, which is designed to bar Fritz William Michel, who previously worked in the finance ministry, had almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the country’s been selected to succeed Lapin as prime minister. southern border. Michel’s nomination must now be approved by legislators in Haiti. Trump, Pakistan’s Khan Discuss Way EU States Agree on New Scheme Out of Afghanistan War To Allocate Migrants Across Bloc

WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - President Donald Trump voiced optimism on Monday that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan could help broker a political settlement to end the nearly 18-year-old U.S. war in Afghanistan and held out the possibility of restoring aid to Islamabad. “I think Pakistan is going to help us out to extricate ourselves,” Trump said, with Khan sitting next to him at the start of a White House meeting. Trump spoke of possibly restoring $1.3 billion in American aid that he had cut last year, depending upon PARIS (AFP) - Fourteen member countries of the the results of the meeting, and offered to mediate in the European Union have agreed to a new “solidarity longstanding dispute between Pakistan and India over mechanism” proposed by Germany and France to the Kashmir region. allocate migrants across the bloc, French President The United States and Pakistan have a complicated Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. relationship. Trump last year complained on Twitter Foreign affairs and Interior ministers of the EU had earlier that the Pakistanis “have given us nothing but lies & gathered in Paris to discuss immigration and security issues deceit” and “give safe haven” to militants. Pakistan has following a first gathering in Finland last week. denied the accusations. “The conclusion of this morning’s meeting is that, in “They were really, I think, subversive. They were principle, 14 member states, at this stage, have going against us,” Trump said on Monday, adding that expressed their agreement with the Franco-German the U.S. relationship with Pakistan had improved. document,” Macron told journalists. Khan told Trump that a peace deal with the Taliban Macron did not spell out specifics but said the new was closer than it had ever been. initiative would be “quick” and “automatic”. “We hope that in the coming days we will be able to A source close to the French presidency told Reuters urge the Taliban to speak to the Afghan government and that in addition to France and Germany, Finland, come to a settlement, a political solution,” Khan said in Luxemburg, , Lithuania, Croatia and the Oval Office meeting when reporters were present. U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to Analysts believe Bajwa will play a key role in had also signalled a clear intention to move forward Trump wants to wrap up U.S. military involvement Afghanistan and to Qatar, where he will resume talks behind-the-scenes discussions, with the military looking to with a new system. in Afghanistan and sees Pakistan’s cooperation as with the Taliban, from July 22 to Aug. 1, the State persuade Washington to restore aid and cooperation. ’s Interior minister Matteo Salvini, whose crucial to any deal to end the war and ensure the Department said. Authorities in Pakistan last week arrested Hafiz country is at the forefront of the migrant influx in country does not become a base for militant groups The Pentagon said Pakistan’s army chief, Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a 2008 militant attack Europe, did not take part in the meeting, however. like Islamic State. General Qamar Javed Bajwa, will meet later on on the Indian city of who has been designated In a letter to his French counterpart Christophe Washington wants Islamabad to pressure Afghanistan’s Monday with the top American military officer, a terrorist by the United Castaner, Salvini warned of the effect of decisions Taliban into a permanent ceasefire and participation in chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff States and the United Nations. More than 160 people “solely taken in Paris and Berlin.” talks with the Afghan government. General Joseph Dunford. were killed in the four-day siege. Italy took in almost all of the migrants rescued by humanitarian groups at sea until a populist coalition government took office in 2018 and immediately North Korea’s Leader sought to close the nation’s ports to the charity ships. Venezuela Hits Out at According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Signals Possible Ballistic Refugees, at least 426 people have died during attempts to U.S. Spy Plane Incursion reach Europe in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year. Missile Development SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Retaliate If U.S. inspected a large newly built submarine, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday, potentially signalling continued development of a submarine-launched ballistic Imposes Sanctions Over S-400s missile (SLBM) program. Kim inspected the operational and tactical data and combat weapon systems of the new submarine which was built under “his special attention” and will be new submarine it appears designed to eventually carry operational in the waters off the east coast, KCNA said. missiles. KCNA said the submarine’s operational deployment “We can clearly see that it is a massive submarine - CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela claimed on Monday was near. much larger than the existing one that’s been well that a U.S. “spy plane” had entered its airspace, just “The operational capacity of a submarine is an known since 2014,” said Ankit Panda, senior fellow at days after Washington accused a Venezuelan fighter important component in national defence of our country the U.S.-based Federation of American Scientists. jet of “aggressively” shadowing an American bounded on its east and west by sea,” Kim said. “What I find significant about the political messaging intelligence plane over the Caribbean Sea. KCNA did not describe the kind of weapons systems here is that this is the first time since a February 2018 Venezuela’s Communication Minister Jorge the submarine contained or where and when the military parade that he has inspected a military system Rodriguez said a plane that had come from the United inspection took place. clearly designed to carry and deliver nuclear weapons.” States flew over the Caracas airport “flight information North Korea has a large submarine fleet but only one “I take that as an ominous signal that we should be ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey would retaliate against region,” without explaining its reasons for doing so. known experimental submarine capable of carrying a taking Kim Jong Un’s end-of-year deadline for the what it called an unacceptable threat of U.S. sanctions On Sunday, U.S. defense officials said a ballistic missile. implementation of a change in U.S. policy with the over Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile Russian-made Venezuelan SU-30 had followed a Analysts said that based on the apparent size of the utmost seriousness.” defenses, its foreign minister said on Monday, adding U.S. EP-3 aircraft at an “unsafe distance ... he thinks President Donald Trump wants to avoid jeopardizing the crew and aircraft.” such measures. The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Turkey began receiving deliveries of the surface-to- blasted the maneuver as “unprofessional” and Nigerian Police, Shi’ite Group Clash in Capital air S-400 systems earlier this month, prompting the claimed the EP-3 was “flying a mission in approved ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian police and Shi’ite Muslim protesters clashed in the capital Abuja on Monday, with at United States to begin removing the NATO ally from international airspace.” least one demonstrator, one journalist and a senior policeman killed, highlighting one of the security challenges its F-35 stealth fighter program over security concerns. It also claimed the action demonstrated Russia’s faced by the country with Africa’s biggest economy. Washington says it is concerned that S-400 software “irresponsible military support” to Venezuelan A youth leader who was among the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) protesters said he saw six dead bodies, will compromise its F-35s to the benefit of Russia. President Nicolas Maduro’s “illegitimate regime.” while a Reuters correspondent in Abuja spotted one corpse, vehicles ablaze and bloodstains along a main street While several Republican and Democratic U.S. Maduro’s right-hand man, Diosdado Cabello, following bursts of gunfire. Police said a senior officer was killed and three other policemen were injured during lawmakers have pressed for sanctions, Trump has alluded to the two incidents in a press conference on the protest, and police had arrested 54 suspects who would be brought to court. equivocated in recent days. Monday, hitting out at the “very serious military A reporter died after being shot during the rally, international organization the Committee to Protect Journalists “If the United States portrays an adversarial attitude actions” by the U.S. military that he said were Africa tweeted. The local television station, Channels TV, confirmed the tweet. towards us, we will take retaliatory measures, as we’ve “threatening” Venezuela. A spokesman for Islamic Movement in Nigeria said told them. This is not a threat or a bluff,” Foreign “All threats will elicit an immediate response” from 11 people were killed and at least 30 others injured. Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview with the Venezuelan military, he said. He said the police attacked a peaceful march in the capital broadcaster TGRT Haber. Venezuela and the United States have been at Abuja, where they were marching to demand for their “We are not a country that will bow down to those who loggerheads since Maduro’s predecessor, the late leader Ibrahim Zakzaky to be freed. show a animosity towards Turkey,” he said, reiterating a Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999. Ibrahim Musa, president of the Media forum of the threat of retaliation that Turkey made last month. Chavez aligned himself with communist Cuba Islamic Movement in Nigeria, said in a statement that Cavusoglu added that he did not expect the U.S. under the late Fidel Castro and other socialist regimes trouble started when the police prevented the group who are administration to take such action. in Latin America, and was a prominent critic of on a peaceful protest from accessing their way in Abuja. “Trump does not want to impose sanctions on Turkey Washington.Venezuela has been in political crisis The clashes in Abuja’s business district, which lasted for and he frequently says that his administration and the since January, when opposition leader Juan Guaido about an hour, underscored the security problems in previous U.S. administration is also responsible for declared himself acting president in a direct challenge Africa’s top oil producer and most populous nation - a Turkey not being able to buy Patriot systems. This is to Maduro’s authority. country that is central to regional stability. true,” Cavusoglu said. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 PROMOTIONAL ITEM IRAN NEWS 5 6 IRAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate on Friday after its policymakers indicated that rate cuts were looming amid slowing inflation and sluggish economic growth, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. The 23 analysts and economists who took part in the poll on July 22 unanimously predicted Russia’s Central Bank Seen Cutting Rate to 7.25% that the central bank will lower the key rate to 7.25% at the upcoming rate-setting meeting. “We think the central bank will lower the key rate by 25 basis points at the following meeting,” said Yaroslav Lissovolik, head of Sberbank Investment Research. Oil Outlook Sours as Sanctions, India’s Interest-Rate Stance Global Tensions Fail to Bring Out Bulls LONDON (Reuters) - Sentiment in the oil market has shifted dramatically in recent Now Depends on Data days, with hedge funds, producers and traders all taking a more bearish tack in response to what they see as weakness in worldwide demand. The oil market has struggled to sustain a rally despite supply restrictions that generally would be considered bullish. U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Iran have removed more than 1.5 million barrels of daily supply from the market, OPEC extended a supply-cut deal into 2020 and tensions between the United States and Iran are rising. Yet, Brent futures have struggled to sustain a move above $65 a barrel and slumped about 7% last week, while U.S. futures have rarely moved above $60 a barrel. “Given all the bullish news we’ve had, the flat price has hardly changed,” said Janelle Matharoo of InsideOut Advisors, a commodities trading and risk management consultancy. “Fifteen years ago, this kind of news would have shifted the price $20, $30 per barrel.” Hedge funds and investors have exited bullish bets on the realization that demand may be weaker than anticipated while U.S. production surges. Producers, meanwhile, have rushed to lock in future prices, betting that this may be their best chance to protect against a selloff, oil traders and brokers said. Front-month, or current, futures contracts have not had a massive selloff - but (Dispatches) - India’s central bank looking at later-dated contracts, the underlying weakness is apparent. Governor Shaktikanta Das said policy makers have The premium on front-month Brent crude futures compared with oil to be delivered effectively delivered more easing than the three in half a year has fallen from a six-year high in May at more than $4 a barrel to less interest-rate cuts this year suggest, signaling a more than $1.50 last week. That is a signal that worries about tight supply have abated. for oil is weakening as supply grows. cautious stance on future action. Even rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, where the United States and others are “There’s a feeling on the margin that the current price is potentially unsustainable In one of his first interviews with media since moving to protect tankers against Iran, have produced only modest gains. On Monday, and the market structure supports that,” said Matharoo. taking office seven months ago, Das said he sees Iran said it had captured spies working for U.S. intelligence, a report U.S. officials Average 2020 Brent oil prices slipped to the weakest in a month at $60.28 a barrel signs of a recovery in economic growth and further denied. That comes just after Friday’s news that Iran had seized a British tanker. last week. Separately, bullish speculator bets on U.S. crude futures and options on the monetary policy steps will depend on incoming Brent crude gained 1% on Monday to hit $63 a barrel, still several dollars below NYMEX 3067651MLNG are near the lowest level since 2013. data. The central bank’s switch to an accommodative the year’s highs. The price weakness presents challenges for oil producers, and many have started to stance in June in itself amounts to a 25 basis-point The steady rise in U.S. oil output and demand worries from a protracted Sino-U.S. hedge to protect against a damaging future downturn in prices. cut, he said, on top of the 75 basis points of cuts trade war, however, have weighed on demand forecasts. The International Energy With the recent weakness in the market, some consultants are warning about since February. Agency recently cut its expectation for global demand through 2019 and 2020 and waiting too long to protect against future market moves by buying options to sell or “Effectively, the rate cut has been 100 basis points said it may cut it again if the global economy - and especially China -show further buy oil at a certain price in the future. if you take into account the change in stance,” Das weakness, while Saudi Arabian exports fell to a 1-1/2-year low in May. “We’re telling producers it’s time to lock in,” said Thibaut Remoundos of said ahead of the next Monetary Policy Committee Traders said there had been relentless selling in bullish Brent call options as far London-based hedging consultancy CTC. “We’re less bullish than most of our clients... meeting that begins Aug. 5. “The accommodative as December 2021 and 2022, a reflection of growing expectations that demand We believe there is greater downside risk than is priced in.” stance will depend on incoming data. How inflation numbers look, how the growth numbers look. Primarily how inflation looks.” Sovereign bonds fell Monday after Das’s comments. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Stalling UK Economy Risks Recession as Brexit Nears bond snapped a three-week rally to close six basis points higher at 6.42%. LONDON (Reuters) - Economic growth in Britain has NIESR cut its forecasts for Britain’s economic growth “These go on to suggest that the RBI easing cycle stalled and chances are one-in-four that the Brexit crisis in 2019 and 2020 to 1.2% and 1.1%, down from 1.4% is nearing its end,” said Prakash Sakpal, an has already tipped the country into a recession, a and 1.6% previously. economist at ING Bank NV in . “I believe leading think tank said on Monday. It assigned a 30% chance that the world’s fifth-biggest 75 basis-point rate cut is enough of a stimulus for The National Institute of Economic and Social economy would contract in 2020, based on an average the economy and the RBI should allow this to filter Research (NIESR) said risks to growth were “heavily of all Brexit scenarios. down the real economy before easing anymore.” weighted to the downside” given that the chances “There is no palpable growth for some years to come The RBI has been the most aggressive central Britain would leave the European Union without a deal following a no-deal Brexit,” NIESR director Jagjit bank in Asia this year to ease policy to support were now roughly 40%. Chadha said at a news conference. growth amid low inflation. A gloomy global Boris Johnson, the front-runner to become prime Even if Britain’s next prime minister strikes a Brexit outlook fanned by trade tensions has since prompted minister this week, has said he will ramp up preparations deal, there will likely be a hit to the public finances, policy makers from to South Korea for a no-deal exit to try to force the EU to make changes NIESR said. to join the dovish camp. to the agreement Prime Minister Theresa May made Last week, Britain’s budget forecasting office also said “Some loosening of the public purse appears inevitable “Parallel to that we have also ensured surplus with the bloc but which British lawmakers have voted the country might be entering a full-blown recession. In and we expect public sector borrowing to rise above 2% liquidity in the system,” Das noted. down three times. a report published on Monday, it said prospects for the of GDP with the possibility of substantial over-runs of Das said while there’s a “case for banks to show better NIESR has previously estimated that Britain’s coming quarters were fraught with danger. the government’s fiscal objectives in the event of a monetary policy transmission,” they can’t be forced to economy contracted in the April-June quarter. “The outlook beyond October, when the United no-deal Brexit,” it said. lower rates as many lenders are still recovering from If Britain’s economy shrinks in the third quarter as Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, is very Both candidates to become prime minister have pledged stress caused by years of bad-loans problem. well, that would be classified as Britain’s first recession murky indeed with the possibility of a severe downturn to ramp up government spending, drawing criticism from The need now is to ensure a revival in domestic since the global financial crisis. in the event of a disorderly no-deal Brexit,” it said. current finance minister Philip Hammond. demand, Das said, adding that an improving monsoon, lower oil prices and an easing of a domestic credit crunch are positive. “The signs are looking good,” he said. Turkish Gov’t Plans 400 Billion-Lira Debt Relief Abe Vows Flexible Steps in Case of Downside Economic Risks Waning consumption dragged gross domestic ANKARA (Dispatches) - As Turkey’s parliamentarians rushed to find sources of cash TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan stands ready to take all possible steps flexibly and without product growth to a five-year low of 5.8% in the for the country’s threadbare budget last week, one new regulation has stood out for hesitation when downside risks to the economy emerge, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, first three months of 2019, meaning India lost its its potential to transfer the burden of debts weighing down government-linked as a simmering Sino-U.S. trade war clouds the outlook for the export-reliant economy. title as the world’s fastest-growing major economy. businesses to the public purse. Speaking on Monday after his ruling coalition kept a solid majority in upper house That data was followed by the RBI in June lowering Deputies from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its alliance partners elections, Abe pledged to continue to make the economy his top priority, to put a its growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 7% the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) voted through an omnibus bill packed decisive end to roughly two decades of deflation. from April’s projection of 7.2%. with economic regulations designed to raise funds to service a snowballing budget deficit. China’s slowing economy, its trade war with the United States and spreading “I would not like to specify how long it will last,” The Treasury and Finance Ministry’s January to June report on the budget shows a protectionism have led to a seventh straight monthly fall in Japan’s exports and Das said, referring to the current slowdown. “India 12.1 billion-lira ($2.14 billion) budget deficit in the month of June alone and a 78.6 weakened factory output, threatening to derail the world’s third-largest economy. is today in a far better place than most of the major billion-lira ($13.9 billion) budget deficit for the first six months of the year. “Uncertainty remains over the global economic outlook such as trade frictions and economies and India has certain inherent resilience In other words, the ministry’s 2019 target of limiting the deficit to 80.6 billion liras Britain’s exit from the European Union,” Abe told a news conference. “We’ll respond and the signs are looking good.” this year has nearly been exceeded with half the year left to go. to downside risks without hesitation and take flexible and all possible steps. As for prices, Das said a decline in core inflation The omnibus bill has taken an urgent measure in response to this: the transfer of the “Based on a stable political basis, the Abe cabinet will take more aggressive and can be seen as a positive development on the one central bank’s legal reserves to the budget. This 48 billion-lira cash injection will bold economic measures than ever.” hand, but also as reflective of a slowdown in bring July’s budget figures to a surplus, just as the government’s demand for an Japanese policymakers are counting on solid domestic demand to offset the external demand. “Therefore I don’t want to make a advance transfer of its share of central bank profits did in January. headwinds, but a scheduled hike in sales tax, to 10% from 8% now, threatens that qualitative judgement on good or bad. Based on The government is hoping that its series of steps, from doubling the fee for bringing scenario, analysts say. hard numbers, we will have to take a call,” he said. mobile phones from abroad to 1,500 liras ($265) to tripling the tax paid by Turks Abe has twice delayed the planned hike since the previous tax increase to 8%, from The governor said the central bank alone cannot leaving the country to 50 liras, will be enough to patch up the budget by the year’s end. 5%, dealt a severe blow to private consumption, which accounts for about 60% of the boost the economy and there’s a need for more But the really significant regulation in the omnibus bill was presented as a economy, and triggered a deep economic downturn. reforms with various stakeholders having a role to solution to the billions of liras of bad debt weighing down Turkish banks. To prevent a repeat of the tax hike pain, Abe’s government has earmarked 2 trillion yen play in addressing the slowdown. Some 400 billion liras ($72 billion dollars) of debt from companies caught ($18.53 billion) in stimulus “You cannot have a fiscal solution to long-term between the country’s measures in this fiscal year’s growth,” Das said. The country needs structural sliding lira and high budget including free reforms, an enabling business environment and interest rates and inflation education, shopping measures to improve supply chains in the farm sector will be restructured. vouchers, tax breaks on car to make the economy more competitive, he said. When the last severe and housing purchases. On her part, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman economic crisis hit Turkey in “We will underpin domestic used her debut budget this month to propose steps to 2001, as a slew of banks went consumption which accounts boost investment, including a plan to ease foreign south and were taken over by for the bulk of the economy by direct investment rules for sectors ranging from the state, the better performing taking sufficient measures,” aviation to media. She lowered the budget deficit banks entered into a Abe said. Late on Sunday, Abe target for the current fiscal year to 3.3% of GDP consensual debt restructuring said he would take economic from 3.4% previously, quelling expectations for a arrangement known as the stimulus steps if there was a fiscal stimulus, and leaving the RBI to do the heavy Approach. risk of the economy faltering. lifting to support growth. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 WORLD NEWS IRAN NEWS 7

TEHRAN - Morteza Moradian, Iran’s ambassador to by quoting Danish media wrote on Tuesday that is considering joining the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). Ambassador of Iran to Denmark in a news release on his personal page at Instagram pointed to Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, on Friday, and noted that although U.S. president Donald Trump has threatened the Denmark Considering to Join INSTEX countries who are circumventing the US sanctions against Iran with serious consequences, the Danish government is evaluating the “technical details” of joining the INSTEX, and this initiative is facing a lot of challenges.

Negotiations on Missile Program... Proud India Launches Historic Bid to Put Spacecraft on Moon FROM PAGE 1 When Foreign Minister Zarif NEW DELHI (Dispatches) - India on Monday launched a low-cost rocket on a historic in his interview with British bid to put a landing craft on the surface of the Moon and join an elite space force. broadcasting BBC was asked A week after an initial launch was halted just before blast-off, Chandrayaan-2 -- or if this would include Moon Chariot 2 -- took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre carrying national discussions about Iran’s pride and the hopes of Indian scientists. missiles - something absent India is seeking to become just the fourth nation after Russia, the United States and from the original 2015 China to land a spacecraft on the Moon. If the rest of the mission goes to plan, the agreement - Iran’s foreign Indian probe will land on the lunar South Pole in early September. minister said if the U.S. “Every Indian is immensely proud today!,” tweeted Prime Minister Narendra wanted to discuss the Modi, who has vowed to send a manned mission into orbit by 2022. program, he replied, “Let’s all start with we already “Special moments that will be etched in the annals of our glorious history!” agreed, let us see what we can do and then if you want to There were applause, handshakes and hugs in the mission control room as the discuss ballistic missiles, then we need to discuss the rocket blasted off from the base on an island just off the coast of Andra Pradesh state. amount of weapons sold to our region. Last year Iran spent President Ram Nath Kovind watched the launch alongside 7,000 dignitaries and $16b all together on its military, we have an 82 million flag-waving children, with the crowd bursting into cheers at the spectacle. population … The with a million “Today is a historic day for space, science and tech in India,” Indian Space population spent $22b. Saudi Arabia with less than half of Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K. Sivan said as he hailed the efforts made to our population spent $67b, most of them are American. fix a fuel leak that forced the earlier launch to be postponed. These are American weaponry that is going into our India was also hailed by its international counterparts. The US state department region, making our region ready to explode. So if they said on Twitter that the launch was “an incredible achievement!” while the European want to talk about our missiles, they need first to stop Space Agency sent congratulations. ISRO scientists will remotely control the rover named Pragyaan -- “wisdom” in selling all these weapons including missiles to our region.” Chandrayaan-2 was launched on India’s most powerful rocket, the Geosynchronous Sanskrit -- as it carries out experiments. It will work for one lunar day, the equivalent Zarif completed his interview with BBC with Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII. It carried an orbiter, a lander and a rover of 14 Earth days, studying rocks and soil on the Moon’s surface. posting a tweet on his page and wrote: “For 8 years, almost entirely designed and made in India. The 2.4-tonne (5,300-pound) orbiter is expected to circle the Moon for about a year, [former Iraqi President] Saddam showered our cities The country’s love affair with the film industry saw the media dub the rocket taking images of the surface, looking for signs of water, and studying the atmosphere. with missiles and bombs provided by East and West. “Baahubali” after one of India’s most popular screen heroes, known for his ability to Chandrayaan-2 stands out because of its low cost, with some $140 million spent on Meanwhile, no one sold Iran any means of defense. lift heavy items. preparations for the mission -- a much smaller price tag compared with similar We had no choice but building our own. Now they Sivan said the mission’s next stage would be critical to its success, with scientists missions by other countries. complain. Instead of skirting the issue, U.S. must end set to conduct some 15 crucial manoeuvres of Chandrayaan-2 over the next month- The United States -- which is marking the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong arms sales to Saddam’s reincarnations.” and-a-half to position it around the moon. becoming the first human on the Moon -- spent the equivalent of more than $100 billion That in this condition foreign finister has replied to “After that, D-day will come -- and that day we are going to experience 15 minutes on its Apollo missions. the questions of the American reporters logically and of terror to ensure that the landing is safe,” he said. India also hopes to seek out lucrative commercial satellite and orbiting deals. reasonably indicates that he has emphasized the The lander -- named after Vikram A. Sarabhai, the father of India’s space The new mission comes almost 11 years after the launch of India’s first lunar offence of the U.S. for pulling out of the JCPOA and programme -- will carry the rover to near the lunar South Pole. mission -- Chandrayaan-1 -- which orbited the Moon and searched for water. arming the Persian Gulf states but actually it is beyond foreign minister’s authority to talk about the country’s missile programs. Of course Mr. Zarif is well aware of it that Europe and the U.S. have once and again tried N. Korea Leader Portugal Firefighters Control Wildfires to open the chapter of negotiations but they have failed. Votes in Elections With (Dispatches)- Portuguese firefighters said Monday they had largely controlled a massive wildfire in a Tehran, Baghdad... central region where dozens of people were killed in huge blazes in 2017, but warned that strong winds could cause 99.98% Turnout the remaining flames to spread. FROM PAGE 1 Some 1,200 firefighters backed by four water-dropping planes were deployed to fight the wind-driven blazes in the heavily Rouhani also went on to stress the significance of forested Castelo Branco region, 200 kilometres (120 miles) northeast of the capital Lisbon, the civil protection force said. increasing cooperation in different fields such as Stickers on their trucks showed they came from across the country. railways, formation of joint border areas, energy, The wildfires have been “90 percent controlled” but winds were expected to pick up in the afternoon, with gusts especially oil and electricity, the development of joint of up to 35 kilometres per hour expected which could fan the flames and cause them to spread, the force’s ventures, banking cooperation, as well as fight spokesman Pedro Nunes told a news conference in the central town of Serta. against drug trafficking. “We are breathing easier but we have some reservations,” he said, adding the firefighters were now in hard to For his part, Iraqi Prime Minister, who was heading reach areas where the flames were still active. Smoke from the wildfires was visible from space, satellite a high-ranking political and economic delegation to images broadcast on Portuguese television showed. Tehran, said “the officials of the two countries are serious in implementing the agreements made during President Rouhani’s visit to Baghdad.” U.S. Maximum... “We need to work hard to secure and protect the FROM PAGE 1 interests of the two nations by expanding our relations,” he stressed. “Iraq has never been, and will “The American ‘Deal of the Century’ initiative, which has been proposed with the aim of ending the issue of never be, part of the sanctions against Iran,” he added. Palestine, stems from the miscalculation of the US and the Zionist regime, and is doomed to failure because of “The Islamic Republic of Iran has made many efforts the integrated resistance of the Palestinian people and the axis of resistance,” Araqchi noted. in the fight against drug trafficking,” he said, adding PYONGYANG (AFP) - North Korean leader He also highlighted the need for forming a coalition of Muslim states to take a united stance in opposition to the that the security of Iran and Iraq are interdependent and Kim Jong Un voted in nationwide local initiative and in support of the liberation of Palestine. In turn, the Hamas official appreciated Iran’s stances in support the common borders have to be protected. elections that registered the near 100 percent of Palestine, and underlined the movement’s solidarity with the Islamic Republic against the hostile acts of the US and Prior to the meeting, ministers of the two countries turnout claimed for every ballot held in the the Zionist regime. Presenting a report on the latest developments of Palestine, Al-Arouri pointed to the so-called ‘Deal of the also discussed the latest progress of cooperation and nuclear-armed state. Century’ and it pursues three major issues: the fate of the Holy Quds, the Palestinian refugees, and the siege of Gaza Strip. implementation of the agreements at separate meetings. Given the absence of any competition among The Hamas official said the Zionist-American initiative is aimed at providing maximum benefits for the candidates, elections in the North are essentially a occupying regime and creating new regional arrangements focused on the regime. political ritual which, observers say, allows the Al-Arouri also underlined the necessity of countering the dangerous initiative, and called for the Islamic Iran Has... authorities to claim a popular mandate while countries’ joint effort to liberate Palestine and return refugees. FROM PAGE 1 reinforcing loyalty to Kim’s regime. The 99.98 percent turnout this year was a Today, he added, Iran manufactures drones as a low-cost 0.01 percent improvement on the figures Chinese Oil... piece of military equipment to keep watch on the region. registered in 2015. FROM PAGE 1 Asked about UAVs for intercontinental missions, the Only those overseas “on foreign tour or working in Iranian Navy chief said, “Yes, now we have this type oceans” were unable to vote, the North’s state-run “We urge the U.S. to immediately correct its wrongdoing and earnestly respect other parties’ legal rights and of drones and will definitely use them if necessary.” agency KCNA reported Sunday, adding that even interests,” the spokesperson continued. He also slammed the UK’s seizure of Iranian-owned “voters troubled with aging or illness cast their ballots Zhuhai Zhenrong, which specializes mainly in buying Iranian oil and which is based in Beijing, was previously supertanker Grace 1 in the Strait of Gibraltar on June into mobile ballot boxes”. sanctioned over its dealings with Iran in 2012 by the administration of former US President Barack Obama. 4, adding that the era of “bullying” in the sea is over, The nation holds local elections every four years The company is now a subsidiary of Macau-based, state-controlled conglomerate Nam Kwong Group. and that the interests and sovereignty of all nations to elect representatives to provincial, city and It is largely disconnected from the Chinese financial system, limiting the “contagion” of the sanctions and should be respected. county assemblies. Typically, 99 percent of voters preventing them from affecting other entities and banking systems, analysts at ClearView Energy Partners said. He further referred to the June 19 unsafe maneuver in the de facto single-party state take part in the But Washington’s move is another shot across the bow that reflects the seriousness of the Trump administration’s by the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the polls and 99 percent of them cast “yes” votes for stance on Iran. “We see the shot as being aimed [not] just at China, but also at other potential buyers,” ClearView said, Strait of Hormuz, which led to its detention by Iran’s uncontested candidates. noting that Turkey and possibly Russia could serve as middlemen for brokering oil from Iran to other countries. Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The regime touts the high turnout as an example of Meanwhile China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it strongly opposes U.S. sanctions on a Chinese A senior Iranian shipping official says Iran has been its “single-minded unity” to glorify the “Korean-style energy firm for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on Iran’s oil sector. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua conducting a maritime casualty investigation into an people-centered socialism”. Chunying made the comment at a news briefing, after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United unsafe maneuver by the British-flagged oil tanker Kim visited a polling station in North Hamgyong States had sanctioned Chinese energy company Zhuhai Zhenrong Co Ltd because it “knowingly engaged in a seized in the Strait of Hormuz. province and voted for two candidates –- named Ju significant transaction for the purchase or acquisition of crude oil from Iran”. REUTERS The British tanker, Khanzadi said, violated Iranian Song Ho and Jong Song Sik -– running for county and International maritime law, entered the Strait of assemblies in the area, KCNA reported. Hormuz from a busy exit lane, turned off its trackers, He “warmly encouraged them to become the Iran Not Seeking... and had incomplete documents. faithful servants of the people by fulfilling their FROM PAGE 1 “Contrary to the Britons, the Iranian Armed Forces, duties so as to live up to the anticipation of the including the Navy, acted within the Iran’s maritime people, being aware of being the representatives of Zarif described those allegations as “unfounded” and accused the British of acting “holier than the pope” in law and international maritime rules” in the mutual the people”, KCNA said. applying rules the “EU itself would not do”. ship detentions, he noted. Kim himself ran in 2014 for the rubber-stamp “Everybody understands that starting a conflict may be easy, but ending it would be impossible,” he said. “The enemy observes us in some locations, but it is legislature known as the Supreme People’s Assembly, Hunt told the House of Commons on Monday that he would seek to “put together a European-led maritime not capable of doing so some other places. The enemy managing a perfect turnout with 100 percent of votes protection mission” for Gulf shipping. Zarif arrived in Nicaragua on Sunday following a meeting in Venezuela of should wait for a surprise from areas where it cannot in his favor. the Non-Aligned Movement. Yesterday Johnson was named as new UK Prime Minister to replace Theresa May. see us,” he warned. Nabil Fekir Moves IRAN NEWS Ledecky Withdraws From To Real Betis Licence Holder: Sokhan Gostar Institute World 1,500m Free Final

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8 IRAN NEWS SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 Ineos Has Answer to Sharifi, Esfandiar Ignite in Iran Ronaldo Not to Face Alaphilippe Conundrum Rape Charges in U.S. ARIS (Dispatches) - Ineos boss Dave Brailsford said URIN (Dispatches) - PMonday Tour de France leader Julian Alaphilippe had Win Over Argentina TJuventus star Cristiano revolutionised the way the race was being contested, but Ronaldo will not face any insisted that consistency would finally pay off for the charges over an alleged rape British outfit, led by defending champion Geraint Thomas. in Las Vegas a decade ago A series of swashbuckling attacks from Alaphilippe after U.S. prosecutors said see him leave the Pyrenees with the yellow jersey Monday they did not have and a 1min 35sec lead on second-placed Thomas enough evidence to proceed. with 15 eventful stages behind them. A district attorney in the Mastermind of six Tour de France wins from the last state of Nevada said it seven editions, Brailsford said Alaphilippe had thrown would not prosecute the a spanner in the Ineos works, taking their attention off Portuguese soccer player who they originally saw as the chief contenders, and because it “cannot be spoiling their plans to control the Tour. proven beyond a “Alaphilippe has gained time on everyone with great reasonable doubt” that a sexual assault occurred. style, his presence has changed the way all the other Kathryn Mayorga, a former model, alleges that teams are riding too, not just us,” said Brailsford. Ronaldo raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. Alaphilippe, 27, has become a focal point for French The former Manchester United and Real Madrid fans and will wear the yellow jersey an 11th time on forward reached a financial settlement with her one Tuesday’s flat run around Nimes, where 40 degrees year after the incident. celsius (over 100 fahrenheit) temperatures are expected. He has always denied allegations of sexual assault, “He is the biggest change to the Tour, he’s created insisting their encounter was consensual. a ripple effect,” insisted Brailsford. ANAMA (FIVB) - Iran outplayed a tough Marek Sotola topped all scorers with 38 points to The Clark County District Attorney’s Office said it “Because of him we are forced to react to the situation MArgentina team in Pool F, taking 3-1 (25-19, guide the Czech Republic in their tight four-set had received a report from Mayorga -- who it identified minute by minute.” Brailsford said that world number one 23-25, 25-22, 32-30) in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s encounter with . only as “V” -- on June 13, 2009, reporting that she had Alaphilippe’s presence was an unexpected headache. “We U21 World Championship. The Czech Republic played four closely contested sets been the victim of a sexual assault. Police could not have the conundrum of trying to get rid of Alaphilippe and Morteza Sharifi scored 24 points, with captain and came away with a 3-1 (29-27, 25-27, 28-26, 25-21) conduct “any meaningful investigation” at the time dealing with the general classification guys. “It’s both Amirhossein Esfandiar adding 23 more for Iran’s win victory on Monday afternoon, with Sotola leading the because she declined to say who assaulted her or exciting on one level and on another like a game of chess.” at Isa Sport City on Monday. charge and recording 35 attacks and three aces, and Lukas where it occurred, the office said in a statement. Argentina opposite Luciano Palonsky scored 27 Vasina adding 20 markers. The Egyptians pushed the points in the loss, but has breached the 100-point mark Czechs to their limits in the first three frames, as Youssef Rakitic Unmoved Rafael Nadal Tennis (107 points) after four matches in the competition. Hamdy Awad and Shehab Azab Elsayed contributing to After the match, Iran coach Ataei Nouri Behrouz their cause with 25 and 20 points, respectively. By Transfer Rumors Academy to Open in Kuwait said: “These two teams played very good volleyball. As both sides won a set each in the first two sets with Iran played a bit better than Argentina today, in terms two-point margins, the Czech Republic once again had OKYO (Reuters) - UWAIT CITY (Dispatches) - The President of of the skills. Towards the end of the fourth set, we felt difficulty closing out the set in the third frame as Egypt TBarcelona midfielder KKuwait and Arab Tennis Federations Sheikh that we could have better chances to win the set. I responded to every attack. The European side eventually Ivan Rakitic accepts his Ahmad says that they would be a third ATP Tournament think Argentina played with too much risk, and these managed to gain the two-point edge to get a 2-1 set lead in the days at the Nou Camp may in Kuwait after events already currently being held in risks could easily convert to mistakes. We needed to match. In the fourth set, Egypt kept on pushing hard but the be numbered, but for now Qatar and , adding that there are also plans to take control of the match. I am very happy for this win Czech Republic have already established a bigger lead down he is concentrating on open a Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy in Kuwait. against Argentina because it was a very hard match.” the final stretch that made it easier for them to win the match. preparing for next season In an interview, Shaikh says, “There will be a third ATP Iran’s captain Amirhossein Esfandiar also said: “It was In Pool G’s opening match, Canada recovered from with the Spanish champions. tournament following Qatar and Dubai. We will attract a good match, but also a very difficult one. It was an Puerto Rico’s strong run in the third and fourth sets to After the arrival of World Champions to Kuwait Open. We will not ignore important win because we knew very well that Argentina record a 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 19-25, 25-17) win. Mathias Frenkie de Jong from Ajax the individual sports clubs, rather we will support them could play very well. I think after this win, we can just Elser did a magnificent job of involving all his teammates and 31-year-old Sergio so that they can have the bases to provide national teams play better match by match. I hope we win the next on offence, as five members scored in double figures. Busquets signing a new with players, and we hope that they work with us, so that matches so we can join the Final Four teams.” Alexis Tournier, Jackson Bere and Xander Ketrzynski five-year deal last year, we can get players who can represent Kuwait at the Also in Pool F, Italy defeated hosts Bahrain, 3-0 (25-10, scoring equally with 15 points, while Fynnian Lionel ’s midfield is looking a little crowded and highest level at all Arab, Asian and International events.” 25-15, 25-13), to continue on in the competition without Mccarthy and Brodie Hoffer added 13 and 12 points, the Croat could be the man shipped out this summer. Shaikah was speaking during a press conference dropping a set so far. Opposite Kristian Gamba led all scorers, respectively. Pedro Molina and Johan Leon had 12 points Speaking ahead of his side’s pre-season match held with Anil Khanna, the visiting President of the charting 18 points for Italy’s fourth consecutive win. apiece, and Sebastian Negron contributed 10 markers for against Chelsea in Japan on Tuesday, Rakitic Asian Tennis Federation and the Vice President of the Brazil took 3-0 (28-26, 25-23, 25-21) against China, Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, in Pool H, Cuba edged Tunisia admitted it was awkward talking about his future International Tennis Federation. Khanna is running earlier in Pool E. The Brazilians initially found difficulty 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-22), showing great balance in scoring but he was used to the rumours. for the ITF President when the general assembly is in the unorthodox attack patterns of the Chinese, and as Jose Miguel Gutierrez Suarez, Julio Cesar Cardenas “Does it bother me? No it doesn’t, I have to held in September. Khanna also visited the Sheikh later resorted to service pressure to seize advantage in Morales and Jose Carlos Romero Gonzalez sharing scoring understand soccer in general works like that,” Rakitic Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber International Tennis the match. The South American side succeeded with six chores to beat their rivals. The Cuban trio each scored 12 said at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday when Complex, “We hope the complex will be open on service aces in the straight-sets win. points, while it was a one-sided affair in scoring for Tunisia asked about any impending move. “In some way it schedule in January: and added that the Rafael Nadal Also in Pool E, Russia registered their fourth-straight win, with only Yassine Abdelheldi scoring in double figures (15). also fills me with pride because if other teams ask Tennis Academy will be opened in Kuwait soon. after a 3-0 defeat of Korea (25-16, 25-13, 25-15). The The Cubans led on all fronts with 39 attacks, nine blocks about me it is because I am doing things really well.” Khanna commented, “It is a great privilege to be European side led on all fronts (36 attacks, 10 blocks, eight and four service winners, outperforming their rivals, which Rakitic said he is simply trying to enjoy his soccer in Kuwait as I can see the dream of Sheikh Ahmad service aces), with Maksim Sapozhkov scoring a match- only tallied 29 attacks, seven blocks and two aces. Poland at Barca as they seek to put disappointments of coming through. I’ve known Sheikh Ahmad for high of 18 points. The second round continues with the made short work of Morocco as they logged a straight-set recent seasons behind them. many years have had the privilege of taking his Pool E matches: Russia and Brazil; Korea and China; Italy 25-16, 25-16, 25-11) win in Pool G. Mateusz Poreba and “I think the club has other things to do right now other guidance in many issues over the years. and Iran; and Bahrain and Argentina will play in Pool F. Filip Grygiel led Poland with 10 points apiece. than speak about my issues,” the 31-year-old said. Emery Admires Ajax Face Awkward Ceballos as They Champions League Work on a Signing Qualifier Against PAOK ASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Unai ONDON (Dispatches) - Last season’s Champions WEmery said on Monday that Real Madrid midfielder LLeague semi-finalists Ajax were on Monday drawn Dani Ceballos was someone he admired as the Premier to face Greek champions PAOK Thessaloniki in the League club work on bringing in one player. third qualifying round for this year’s group stages. The Gunners have yet to make a marquee signing in The Dutch side do not get automatic entry into the this transfer window, but British media have reported group stages despite winning the Eredivisie for the 34th that Ceballos, 22, is close to completing a season-long time and coming within seconds of reaching the loan move to London. “We are speaking about the Champions League final. possibility to sign one player, Emery said ahead of his If they beat PAOK, Erik ten Hag’s team will still need side’s final International Champions Cup match against Real in Washington D.C on Tuesday. “We have different to win a play-off to join the likes of Liverpool, Real Madrid and Juventus in the main competition. It is not the names and the club is working on that. easiest of ties for Ajax who have already lost several players from their exciting young squad. Central defender “Ceballos is a very good player. I know him from (Real) Betis at the beginning and Real Madrid,” he added of Matthijs de Ligt has left for Juventus while midfielder Frenkie de Jong has joined Barcelona. PAOK went unbeaten Ceballos, who started out at Betis before moving to Madrid in 2017. “He played very well in the Under-21s on their way to winning the Greek Super League, finishing five points ahead of Olympiakos as they conquered (for Spain), his national team won the (2019 European Championship) competition. their first league title in over three decades.