Geneva

Iran envoy says sanctions target livelihood of civilians

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Ali Bahraini, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, has warned against the adverse impacts of unilateral sanctions on people’s daily lives.

Iran urges intl. community to punish Gaza crime perpetrators

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) –The deputy speaker of Iran’s Parliament, who has traveled to Geneva to attend 151st Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), has called on international community to identify and prosecute perpetrators of war crime in Gaza.

Iranian parliament delegation in Geneva for IPU Assembly

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) –  A team of Iranian lawmakers traveled to Switzerland to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Assembly.

Iran, Pakistan urge Islamic unity against Zionist plots

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iranian and Pakistani parliament speakers have urged for stronger unity among Islamic nations to confront the divisive plots designed by the Zionist Israeli regime.

Ghalibaf:

Iran expects intl. bodies to put Gaza genocide on agenda

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called on the international bodies to put Zionist regime’s genocide in Gaza on the top agenda in their meetings.

Iran, Russian parliament speakers meet in Geneva

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has held a meeting with the Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko in Switzerland.

Speaker Ghalibaf:

Iran vigorously defended its land, people during aggression

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Wednesday that the recent US-Israeli aggression took place while Iran was negotiating, adding that the Islamic Republic vigorously defended its territory and people.

Iran, Turkey can be the key to regional stability: Ghalibaf

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – In a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Numan Kurtulmus Tuesday, the Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf emphasized that the two influential Muslim nations can guarantee regional stability together.

Israel is new Nazism in 21st century, Iran's Ghalibaf says

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – The speaker of the Iranian parliament says Israel represents Nazism in the 21st century, describing Iran's response to the recent Israeli aggression as taking place within the framework of the right to self-defense.

Unilateralism destabilizes world, region, Ghalibaf says

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says there is an increasing trend of instability and tensions in the region and the world as a result of unilateralism.

FM Araghchi:

Iran not holding talks with anyone on its missile capability

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that he will meet with European sides on Saturday, stressing that Iran will never agree to hold talks on its missile capability.

Iran’s labor minister departs for Geneva for ILO Conference

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare Ahmad Meydari will depart for Geneva to attend the 113th session of the International Labor Organization (ILO)’s Conference.

World Health Organization looks ahead to life without US

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Hundreds of officials from the World Health Organization will join donors and diplomats in Geneva with one question dominating their thoughts — how to cope with crises from mpox to cholera without their main funder, the US.

WHO chief says new pandemic inevitable

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Another pandemic will occur sooner or later, and this is not a "theoretical risk" but an "epidemiological certainty," World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.

Iran's women art to be displayed on sidelines of UNHR session

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – A specialized exhibition of Iranian Women's Art will be held on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva.

Geneva hosts roundtable on migrants rights

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – A Specialized roundtable was held on the Rights of Migrants and War-Affected Refugees Worldwide in Geneva.

Iran condemns cancellation of Geneva conference on Palestine

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, criticized Switzerland’s decision to cancel the Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestine.

Iran, Bahrain top diplomats dismiss relocation of Gazans

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Bahrain rejected any foreign plan for the forced relocation of Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip.

Iranian, Venezuelan foreign ministers meet in Geneva

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi held a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Yván Gil in Geneva on the sidelines of the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.

Araghchi stresses Iran's support for security of Caucasus

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Geneva on the sidelines of the Conference on Disarmament.

Iran FM Araghchi meets with UN chief Guterres in Geneva

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Geneva on Monday.

Iranian diplomat:

Iran welcomes Iraq’s anti-terrorism national strategy

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – An Iranian diplomat in Geneva praised Iraq’s national strategy to combat terrorism designed for 2021–2025, stressing the need for the continuation of the scheme considering the threat of the ISIL terrorist group to the region.

Gharibabadi:

Iran, E3 nuclear talks serious, frank, constructive

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi says that nuclear talks between Iran and E3 including UK, Germany and France was ‘serious and constructive’.

Iran, E3 deputy FMs hold talks in Geneva

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The deputy foreign ministers for political affairs of Iran and the European Troika met Monday to discuss talks on lifting anti-Iran sanctions, nuclear issues, and the worrisome situation of the West Asia region.

Germany says talks with Iran will include nuclear issue

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Germany on Monday confirmed plans for talks between Iran and the European troika – France, Germany, and the UK (E3) – over Tehran’s nuclear program and other issues.

Envoy:

Israeli regime seeking to turn Lebanon into another Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva said that criminal Israeli regime is seeking to turn Lebanon into another Gaza.

Official:

Iran delegation in Geneva seeks Gaza ceasefire resolution

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) session in Geneva said that Iran is seeking approval of a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza and withdrawal of the aggressive forces from the enclave.

Iranian, Azeri parl. speakers meet in IPU Summit in Geneva

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met and held talks with Speaker of Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova on the sidelines of meeting of parliament speakers of Parliamentary Union of OIC Member states.