Iran’s interior minister in Switzerland for ExCom meeting
Tasnim – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli travelled to Geneva to attend the 70th session of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of…
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Switzerland ready to provide platform for Iran nuclear talks – Diplomat
Sputnik – Switzerland supports any effort to resolve the tense Iran nuclear situation and is ready to host talks to this end,…
Switzerland prepares to launch Iran payments channel
Financial Times – Switzerland is close to launching an initiative to let companies sell food, medicine and medical devices to Iran using…
Swiss to represent Iran, Saudi interests after rivals broke ties
Reuters – Neutral Switzerland’s embassies in Riyadh and Tehran have signed agreements to represent Iranian interests in Saudi Arabia and Saudi interests…
Photos: Iran’s FM Zarif meetings on Monday
IRNA | Abdollah Heidari: Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on Monday received Qatai envoy Ahmed Ali al-Sulaiti and ambassadors of Switzerland, Norway and…
FM receives new Swiss, Norwegian, Greek ambassadors
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on Monday received ambassadors of Switzerland, Norway and Greece in Tehran to receive a copy of…
Iran very different from what is imagined in West: Swiss official
IRNA – Deputy director of Swiss province Canton Ticino’s Chamber of Commerce said that Iran is largely different from what it is…
Zarif arrives in Switzerland
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Zurich, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Zarif…
Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming lessons in Switzerland
Press TV- A European court has ruled that Muslim girls must take part in mixed school swimming classes after rejecting a case…
Participants of ministerial talks on Syria reached consensus on key issues
Participants of the international ministerial meeting on Syrian settlement, which was held earlier in the day in Swiss Lausanne, reached consensus on…
Progress unclear after 4½ hours of US-led talks on Syria
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Back where they started, the United States, Russia and others trying to mediate Syria’s civil war spent 4½…
Photos: Syria talks kick off in Lausanne
Talks have begun in the Swiss city of Lausanne on a resolution to the crisis in Syria, with US Secretary of State…
Iran denies it made power plant deal with MECI for 370 megawatts
Iran’s top renewable-energy authority denied that it’s signed any agreement covering electricity generation projects with a Swiss developer that has said it…
Iran wins another legal battle against Israel
Switzerland’s highest court has rejected an appeal by an Israeli company against a verdict to pay Iran money owed over a joint…
Ghorbani to take Persian classical music to Swiss festival
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Iranian traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani and a number of musicians have departed for Switzerland to attend the…
Shake your teacher’s hand or pay $5000 fine: Switzerland
Regional authorities in Switzerland have ruled that if Muslim students refuse to shake their teacher’s hand at the beginning and end of…
Zurich to host 3rd Europe-Iran Forum
TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The 3rd Europe-Iran Forum will be held on May 3-4, 2016 in Zürich, Switzerland to determine economic…
Three presidents due in Iran in coming days: Spokesman
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari announced on Monday that the presidents of Azerbaijan Republic, Switzerland, and South…
Swiss President to pay imminent visit to Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – President of Switzerland Johann Schneider-Ammann will visit Iran on 26-28 Feb. according to French-language RTS news website.…
Saudi Arabia introduces Switzerland as interest section bureau in Iran
Tehran, Feb 14, IRNA – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in a press conference with his Swiss counterpart Didier Burkhalter in Riyadh…
Switzerland, new destination for Iranian plasma
Tehran, Jan 27, IRNA – Head of Iran Blood Transfusion Organization said the country plans to export blood plasma to Switzerland for…
Switzerland releases Iran’s frozen assets
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Switzerland has released millions of dollars of Iran’s frozen funds in the wake of the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions,…
US vice president discusses Iranian deal, Syria, Ukraine with Swiss leader
US Vice President Joe Biden met Switzerland’s Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann on Monday to discuss the latest nuclear deal with Iran and…
Communication minister in Switzerland to attend Information meeting
Tehran, May 25, IRNA – Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmood Vaezi flew to Switzerland on Monday. During his four-day visit,…
Iran to present plan to Switzerland for Europe gas exports
Iran’s media said on Sunday the country is reviving a plan to pipe natural gas to Switzerland and thereon across Europe. …
Foreign ministry explains on lodging political asylum to a reporter
Tehran, March 29, IRNA – Diplomatic bureau of the foreign ministry issued a statement on Sunday on the status of Iranian journalist…
Kerry will meet Zarif in Switzerland Thursday
Tehran, March 23, IRNA – US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet again with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in…
Kerry, Zarif meeting postponed amid ongoing talks on Iran nuclear program
US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday, March 16 to…
Iran nuclear talks: Kerry back in Switzerland March 15
Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Lausanne, Switzerland on March 15 to meet with his Iranian counterpart as part of continuing talks on Tehran’s…
Next Iran, P5+1 nuclear talks to take place in Switzerland on March 5
Sides will also hold bilateral meetings will prior to the P5+1 talks on Iranian nuclear program. BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — A new round of talks…
Zarif, Kerry to discuss Iran nuclear talks in Davos
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in the Swiss city of Davos to…
U.S., Iran to hold nuclear talks in Switzerland on Friday, Saturday
(Reuters) – U.S. and Iranian negotiators will hold talks about Iran’s nuclear program in Switzerland on Friday and Saturday, the U.S. State…
Markazi Province ready to boost trade ties with Switzerland
ARAK, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Governor of Markazi Province says the province is ready to boost foreign investment and utilization due to…
Swiss ambassador says time ripe to boost ties with Iran
Arak, Markazi prov, Nov 25, IRNA – Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Julio Haus said on Tuesday that the ground is prepared for…
European countries make up for top 10 exporters to Iran
Tehran, Nov 5, IRNA – Four European countries, namely Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands were among top ten exporters to Iran…
Rafsanjani advises west to reach settlement with Iran
Tehran, Oct 15, IRNA – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Wednesday advised the western governments not to…
Swedish MEP sees good opportunities for trade with Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Swedish member of the European Parliament expressed optimism about achievement of a comprehensive nuclear deal between Iran and…
Switzerland after economic ties with Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Switzerland has expressed its readiness to develop economic ties with Iran. In a meeting hosted by Iran…
Snowden may be given Swiss asylum if he testifies: Reports
US whistleblower Edward Snowden could receive asylum in Switzerland, if he travels to the country to testify against the National Security Agency…
Switzerland extends Iran petchem sanction relief
Switzerland says it will maintain a suspension of petrochemical sanctions against Iran until December in light of an extension of Iran nuclear…