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Ayatollah Jannati Elected Assembly of Experts Chief Modi compliments Iran fulfils Over 680,000 foreign Tehran hosts intl. 21012Iranian leadership 4 pledge to raise nationals acquire literacy conference on civilizations NATION on JCPOA ECONOMY oil production SOCIETY in Iran in 27 years ART& CULTURE ooff IIndiandia anandd IIranran WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y Victory over China boosted our confidence, Iran libero Zarif says 11 12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12559 Wednesday MAY 25, 2016 Khordad 5, 1395 Sha’aban 18, 1437 Yildirim Iran’s inflation announces Ayatollah Jannati elected to drop to Turkey’s single-digit new cabinet in summer: Assembly of Experts chief central banker Ruling Justice and Development Par- ty (AKP) leader Binali Yildirim has an- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ayatollah Ah- Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini and Mahmoud every two years. Also, Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali ECONOMY TEHRAN — “Iran nounced the new cabinet of Turkey’s deskmad Jannati was elected on Hashemi Shahroudi also ran for the post, gar- Movahedi Kermani, a Friday prayer leader of Tehran, deskwill experience a 65th government, after he was given Tuesday as chairman of the new Assembly of nering 21 and 13 votes, respectively. was elected as the first deputy chief of the assembly single-digit inflation rate this summer,” the mandate to form a new govern- Experts, securing 51 votes. The 88-member body changes chairman and Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi as the second. Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor ment by President Recep Tayyip Erdo- Valiollah Seif said in the 26th Confer- gan. See page 2 ence on Monetary and Exchange Poli- The new cabinet will hold its first cies on Tuesday. meeting at the presidential palace IRNA quoted the senior banking of- in Ankara on May 25 under President ficial, “by applying effective monetary Erdogan. policies, the government has been The deputy prime ministers have successful to curtail the rampant infla- been named as Nurettin Canikli, Me- tion rate from 40 percent in Iranian cal- hmet Simsek, Tugrul Turkes, Veysi Kay- endar year 1392 (March 2013-2014) to nak and Numan Kurtulmus. 11.2 percent in the first month of the Yalcin Akdogan, who held the dep- current Iranian calendar year (which uty prime minister’s post in Davu- started on March 20, 2016).” toglu’s cabinet and who was close- Meanwhile, the Statistical Center of ly involved in the collapsed Kurdish Iran, on Monday, announced that the peace process, is not included in the inflation rate for the 12-month period new list. The economy administration ended in the last day of the second has been mostly left unchanged, with Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht Simsek expected to resume his duties (May 20) compared to the same period overseeing the economy. in the previous year hit 10.2 percent. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Admitting that the one-digit infla- Energy Minister Berat Albayrak and tion would provide investors with a Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag have all stable and secure environment, Seif resumed their posts. highlighted that “curbing price oscilla- Omer Celik has been appointed as tions is the important monetary policy the EU minister, replacing Volkan Bo- of the incumbent administration and zkir. to hit this target it is crucial to pay a Nihat Zeybekci has been appointed Mohammad Reza Abbasi specific attention to domestic eco- as the new economy minister, replac- nomic growth and balancing the ex- ing Mustafa Elitas. 9 Mehr/ ternal sector.” 4 Iranian Great powers seeking to court Iran as a valuable partner: expert Pakistan working cartoonist tops at on ‘alternate plan’ Luxembourgian INTERVIEW tion. Putin is reasserting Russian power and dependent on Beijing’s assistance to break to implement IP By Javad Heirannia Obama is pushing back, but neither wants to Western economic sanctions. Iran is well po- contest threaten the mutual nuclear deterrence that sitioned to improve its influence with all of pipeline TEHRAN — In view of distrust between major undergirds their relationship. Russia and the the great powers as they grow more mis- ARTTEHRAN — Iranian powers Iran is economically and geographical- U.S. will accuse one another of aggressive in- trustful of one another. Iran’s economic and Islamabad (The Nation) — “Inter- deskcartoonist Moham- ly in a position to improve its influence in the tentions and grasp every opportunity to up- geographic importance makes it a valuable national sanctions against Iran are still mad Habibi has won first prize at the world, a political scholar says. grade their fighting abilities. Putin will force partner that American, European, Russian, hindering the execution of $2 billion 9th International Contest of Caricature “Iran is well positioned to improve its Obama to invest greater resources in de- and Chinese leaders are eager to win over. Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, said and Cartoon in Vianden, Luxembourg. influence with all of the great powers as fending Europe and the Middle East instead As long as Tehran is neither too hostile to- Federal Minister for Petroleum Khaqan they grow more mistrustful of one anoth- of shifting his attention to the East Asian-Pa- ward nor too dependent upon a single world Abbasi on Monday. er,” Robert R. Bianchi, professor of Shang- cific theater. power, it should be able to benefit from all hai International Studies University, tells the What will be the impact of the defense of them. Tehran Times. shield on Iranian security? Do you think NATO will become Bianchi says, “Iran’s economic and geo- A: These developments provide China a weak if Britain exits the European Un- graphic importance makes it a valuable partner double benefit—stalling the American re- ion? that American, European, Russian, and Chinese turn to the Pacific and making Russia more A: Uncertainty over the EU does not nec- leaders are eager to win over.” essarily weaken NATO. With or without the Following is the full text of the interview: “The U.S. missile defense UK, the EU will struggle with nationalist and What is the purpose of United States’ protectionist divisions for many years. NATO decision to establish the missile defense base in Romania is part survives because Russia is still the dominant shield in Romania? Can we see this event as of the more intense military power in the eastern hemisphere and Addressing the seminar on ‘LNG NATO’s expansion into the East? arm wrestling between because its current rulers are ardent national- Market Analysis and Trends’ here, the A: The U.S. missile defense base in Roma- Washington and Moscow ists who frighten their neighbors. In this con- minister said international sanctions nia is part of the more intense arm wrestling text, a weaker EU is likely to generate more against Iran were still intact, which between Washington and Moscow in Eastern in Eastern Europe and the desire for a stronger NATO that holds an stopped Pakistan from going ahead with Europe and the Middle East. Both sides are Middle East.” American shield against renewed pressures the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. flexing their muscles and jostling for posi- from Moscow. However he said that Pakistan and This cartoon by Iranian artist Mohammad Iran were closely collaborating on all Habibi won first prize at the 9th the subjects, including IP gas project, International Contest of Caricature and and as soon sanctions were lifted, Cartoon in Vianden, Luxembourg. Chinese FM: Iran has long-standing ties with us work on the project would resume. He assured that Pakistan was com- The theme of the contest was “My Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi cause of the Palestinian people manitarian crisis there and offer tine Partition Plan. Seventy years mitted to the IP gas project, but was Home Is My Castle”, which focused on has described the relationship be- to restore their national rights necessary support and help to have passed, but the just prop- facing two main issues in its imple- refugees in the world. Angel Boligan tween China and Iran as very old. and oppose to the prolonged the local people who are suffer- ositions and national aspirations mentation. from Mexico and Klaus Pitter Austria “Iran has long-standing ties blockade in the Gaza Strip. When ing. At the same time, new ideas the Palestinian people are yet “The project requires a huge in- received the second and third prizes. with us,” Wang said in an interview outliningning China’s policypolicy on the should be explored fforor ultimultimatelya to be realized. The internation- vestment of $2 billion, but the inves- The winning works and a selection of with Al Jazeera ahead of the sev- Palestinianstinian issuissue,e, President Xi resolvinresolvingg the issue. RecRecentlye al community should place high tors are reluctant to invest due to two entries are currently on display at the enth ministerial conference of the Jinpingng pupubliclyblicly called fforor I met the Palestinian For- importance on it and further reasons: dollar transactions and ‘snap Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of China-Arab States Cooperation the liftingfting ooff the blockade in eeignign Minister in ChinaChina.. He pool together energy to solve back’ clause. “For IP, the transaction in Vianden in an exhibition, which runs Forum in Doha. Gaza.a. The Gaza issue is ppartart raised some veveryry iimportantmpor the Palestinian question at an dollars has not been allowed and due until May 29. The chief Chinese diplomat also of thee Palestinian question. ideas. He said that the Pal- early date. to snap back clause, investors are un- said the landmark nuclear deal be- We supportupport the eeffortffort to adad-- eestinianstinian rerefugeesfugees shoulshouldd not This issue is at the core of the willing to invest as it allows the impo- TEHRAN TIMES tween Iran and the six major pow- dresss it in the pprocessrocess be fforgottenorgotten wwhen Middle East question.
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