Iran mulls lifting visa requirements with 60 countries August 23, 2012 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran announced Thursday, Aug 23 that it plans to work out agreements with 60 countries on the reciprocal removal of visa requirements, Fars News Agency reported. Senior Iranian tourism officials said the issue will be a main topic of their talks with a large number of participants in the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran next week. "Lifting visa requirements with 60 world states will be pursued seriously in the negotiations between the head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization and the leaders of the NAM member states," Acting Deputy Head of the CHHTO Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Adabi told FNA. He also said that the conference will be a unique opportunity for Iran to provide the ground for bolstering and boosting exports of its handicrafts and attracting a growing number of tourists. The 16th NAM summit will be held in the Iranian capital, Tehran, from August 26 to 31. Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Latest news Sources say Tumblr eyes Yahoo’s $1.1bn offer as ‘too low’  Tumblr employees have been told that the company only has enough funds to operate for a few more months.“Armenia. The Mysteries of Stones” exhibit opens in Strasbourg Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties.Israel prefers Assad survive the bloody conflict - report A weakened, but intact Assad regime would be preferable for Syria and the Middle East, the intelligence source said.Magnitude 5.9 quake jolts northeast Japan The epicenter was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, more than 200 km northeast of Tokyo, where buildings also shook. |
