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Astana. al ties between the two countries,” bombarded a number of areas in Yem- Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived at Already in September 2014 “Altogether, as many as 66 co- Rouhani noted in a joint press en’s southwestern province of Ta’izz, technology Tehran on Monday to chart a new President Rouhani, heading a operation documents were signed conference with his Kazakh coun- violating a UN-brokered truce agree- By Mahnaz Abdi course in bilateral ties with Tehran, high-ranking politico-economic between state and private sectors terpart on Monday. ment that had just taken effect. Yemen’s al-Masirah news website TEHRAN — The 10th International See page 2 reported that Saudi bomber aircraft Exhibition of Plastic, Rubber, Machin- targeted the Salah and al-Huban ery and Equipment of Iran, dubbed districts of Ta’izz just two hours after Iran Plast 2016, will pave the way for the truce came into force at midnight exporting petrochemical products and (2100 GMT) on Sunday. acquiring modern technology, accord- Yemeni sources also said that Saudi ing to Mohammad Maqareh, the di- warplanes had pounded several areas rector of the event. in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, and the The exhibition will be held from province of Omran. April 13 to 17 at the Tehran Permanent This is while Riyadh had earlier is- International Fairgrounds. sued a statement in which it pledged Maqareh made the remarks in a to honor the truce. Saudi Arabia is press conference on Monday. “going to respect a ceasefire... but Also addressing the same confer- reserves the right to respond” to any ence, Marzieh Shahdaie, the managing attacks by the Houthi Ansarullah fight- director of Iran’s National Petrochemical ers, the statement read. Company (NPC), mentioned the devel- The Houthis, along with allied army opment of downstream petrochemical troops loyal to Yemen’s former Presi- industries in rubber and plastic fields as dent Ali Abdullah Saleh, had sent the the main objective of the exhibition. UN a letter on Saturday, committing to “As development of these indus- “cease land, sea and air military opera- tries does not only target the domes- tions” throughout Yemen. tic market, but also foreign markets, The truce was announced by the therefore, we intend to attract foreign UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail technology and investment in this re- Ould Cheikh Ahmed as a step to calm gard,” the official noted. the situation ahead of negotiations She said Iran Plast will be partici- scheduled to be held in Kuwait on pated by 400 Iranian and 500 foreign April 18. President.ir companies. 4 9 Iran’s oil revenue ‘Iran, EU drafting nuclear cooperation document’ ARTICLE jumps 90% after By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh POLITICAL TEHRAN – Spokesman for prior to forging the JCPOA, which ended the While prior to the July contract, Iran was Tehran Times Journalist lifting of sanctions deskthe Atomic Energy Organiza- impasse over its nuclear dossier with the West denied access to advanced technologies in the tion of Iran has said Tehran is drafting a docu- since 2003. field of nuclear technology, now the country After the removal of sanctions Iranian ment on nuclear cooperation with the Europe- Under the agreement, signed by Iran and can enter scientific joint partnerships with the oil revenue has increased by 90 per- an Union (EU). the 5+1 group of countries on July 14, 2015, Iran international community. Positive trade cent, IRNA news agency reported. Behrouz Kamalvandi let slip the news in an agreed to limit the scope of its nuclear program Kamalvandi added rather than being a one- According to government statisti- balance; pros interview with al-Alam News Network on Sun- in exchange for relief from sanctions, including way street, the document will depict an “interac- cal data, currently Iran is exporting 1.7 day, declining to comment further. those imposed by the United Nations. tion framework in the interest of the both sides.” million barrels of crude a day, which and antis “Details will be announced as soon as the “Practical cooperation has started, delega- On April 7, one day before the 10th Anniver- would result in $21 billion a year at the document gets prepared,” the AEOI spokesman tions have already been exchanged with the sary Day of Nuclear Technology, Iran unveiled current prices. Before the sanctions he Islamic Republic of Iran Cus- added. European Union, China, Korea, and Japan. A 12 indigenously-manufactured nuclear advanc- were lifted Iran’s annual oil revenues toms Administration’s recently Tehran was under the heaviest sanctions document which will be signed with the EU will es, including two zonal and ultra centrifuge T were around $12 billion. released data put the country’s regime for its nuclear program by the West be prepared,” Kamalvandi was quoted as saying. machines. Before the sanctions were intro- non-oil exports larger than imports duced, Iran exported 2.3 million bar- in the previous Iranian calendar year rels of oil a day. The sanctions reduced (March 2015-March 2016), marking the figure to 1 million barrels. ICRC says ready act as neutral intermediary on the country’s first-ever positive bal- The economic sanctions ance of trade since the 1979 Islamic against Iran were lifted on January 16, Revolution. by both the U.S. and the European humanitarian matters in Nagorno-Karabakh However, the publicized positive Union. The move came amid oversup- INTERVIEW gorno-Karabakh conflict. Would remnants of war is a particular con- balance of trade has raised a chorus of ply in the global oil market, with the By Mijgan Mohammad you clarify on this? cern: There are indications that some criticism from among the governmen- A: With the current escalation, of the shells that have landed in vil- Organization of the Petroleum Export- and Javad Heirannia tal and non-governmental officials as ing Countries (OPEC) refusing to cut casualties, including civilians, have lages and the fields have not explod- well as domestic tradesmen since the down its daily output. TEHRAN – The International been reported on both sides and ed, so the risk of accidents involving announced figures confirmed a drop After the sanctions were removed Committee of the Red Cross says it health structures have been treat- unexploded ordnance is high. of 16.11 percent in exports and 22.53 shipments of Iranian crude have re- is “ready to act as a neutral inter- ing wounded people. Houses have What violations of Interna- percent in imports, compared to the sumed to Europe, including Greece, mediary on humanitarian matters” been damaged and civilian prop- tional humanitarian law (IHL) have preceding year. France and Spain. Before the sanctions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region erty has been destroyed in a num- been reported in the conflict? The positive record nevertheless 30 percent of Iranian-made oil was where a bloody conflict flared up ber of villages on both sides of the A: In line with its confiden- has its own advocates who regard delivered to Europe. Currently, Iran recently between Armenia and the line of contact. tial approach and its mandate to the unprecedented positive balance ships over 500,000 barrels of crude a Republic of Azerbaijan. Since April 2 many people living promote and uphold the law of as a turning point in Iran’s economic day to the European market. “We are in regular contact with in areas close to the line of contact armed conflict, the ICRC does not history. Iran also expects to take a share in the the sides to assess the humanitarian have fled their homes. The majority the support of relatives, friends or comment publicly on its observa- According to the data, $42.415 Asian market, especially in India, Asia’s needs resulting from the current sit- of those displaced by the escalation host communities, basic relief such tions regarding adherence to in- billion worth of goods were export- fastest-growing oil consuming market. uation,” Jennifer Tobias, public rela- in fighting are being hosted private- as food and hygiene items may be ternational humanitarian law, but ed last year, while imports stood at Meanwhile, oil prices fell on Mon- tions officer of the EURASIA Interna- ly by relatives and friends. While required if the fighting continues at instead seeks to document and $41.499 billion, resulting in a $916 day. Investors fear that the upcom- tional Committee of the Red Cross, people’s immediate needs seem an elevated level. share any concerns directly with million trade surplus. In terms of ing meeting in Doha on freezing oil tells the Tehran Times. to have been met so far thanks to The presence of unexploded the party or parties concerned. weight, exports and imports reached output would not stabilize the global Following is the text of the in- Should the ICRC come across al- 93.520 million tons and 35.70 mil- crude market.