Geneva

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.

Iran Parl. Speaker Ghalibaf:

Any cooperation with criminal Zionist regime must end

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that any type of cooperation with the criminal Zionist regime must be halted.

Iran Parl. Speaker Ghalibaf departs for Geneva for IPU Summit

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, after visiting Lebanon and meeting with high-ranking officials of the country, left Beirut for Geneva to participate in Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Summit.

Ghalibaf in Beirut to reaffirm Iran support for Resistance

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) –  Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Beirut, Lebanon on Saturday.

Iran urges int’l community to hold Israel accountable

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva urged human rights institutions to hold the Zionist regime accountable for crimes in Lebanon and Palestine.

Iran envoy:

Global determination required to eliminate nuclear weapons

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – On the occasion of International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Iran's Ambassador to the international organizations in Geneva stressed the need for a global commitment to the complete elimination of nuclear weapons.

Iran envoy calls Zionism as manifestation of racism

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador and permanent representative in the UN office called Zionism one of the manifestations of racism in a statement that he read on behalf of several countries at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council.

Iran's Health Minister attends WHO session in Geneva

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Iran's Health Minister Bahram Einollahi is visiting Geneva to attend the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly.

Israel isolated in UN Disarmament Conference chaired by Iran

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – The Zionist regime has been fully isolated in a UN Conference on Disarmament which is chaired by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran:

Fact-finding mission's report drafted under West pressure

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights has rejected findings of a so-called UN fact-finding mission on Iran's conduct during the 2022 protests saying the report has been drafted under the West's pressure.

Israel seeks to erode resilience of Palestinians: Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – A senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran is deeply concerned about Israel's plots to deliberately target humanitarian infrastructure to destroy the resilience of the people of Palestine in the face of the regime's occupation.

Iran FM meets Denmark FM, UN High Commissioner in Geneva

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has held talks in separate meetings with his Danish counterpart Lars Loke Rasmussen and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in the Swiss city of Geneva.

Venezuela voices readiness to strengthen coop. with Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The Venezuelan Foreign Minister expressed his country's readiness to strengthen cooperation with Iran.

Iran FM meets Indonesian, Finnish counterparts in Geneva

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has held separate meetings with his counterparts from Finland and Indonesia on the sidelines of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

Amir-Abdollahian:

Israel real source of WMDs proliferation in region

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that the Israeli regime is the real source of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in the region.

Iran supports UN chief's efforts to end genocidal war in Gaza

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran supports efforts by the UN chief to put an end to Israel's genocidal war against the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip.

Iranian FM in Geneva to attend UNHRC session

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is visiting the Swiss city of Geneva to attend the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Iran FM meets Iraqi Kurd official in Geneva

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met and discussed with Interior Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Rebar Ahmed Khalid Barzani in Switzerland’s Geneva.

Iran FM, top UN refugee official meet in Geneva

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi have held talks in Geneva, Switzerland.

In Global Refugee Forum in Geneva;

Iran urges Int’l assistance in hosting Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister urged the international bodies to help Afghanistan develop necessary infrastructures to attract Afghan refugees back.

Amir-Abdollahian:

Israel treatment of Palestinian captives reminiscent of Daesh

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the way the Israeli regime treated a group of Palestinians it arrested earlier this week in Gaza is reminiscent of the terrorist acts carried out by the Daesh group.

US does not think much of human rights: Iran FM

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has censured Washington’s full support for the Israeli regime amid the genocidal war on Gaza, saying “the United States does not think much of human rights".

Iranian top diplomat heads for Geneva

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – The Iranian top diplomat left Tehran for Geneva to participate in the Global Refugee Forum.

Situation in Syria complicated due to US meddling: Iran FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that the situation in Syria has become complicated due to interference by the United States.

Iran's foreign minister:

Hamas to stop attacks if Israel ends Gaza genocide

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian quoted Hamas officials as saying that the Resistance group will stop their retaliatory attacks if the Israeli regime ends the genocide of Gazan people.

Iran, Qatar discuss boosting labor, employment cooperation

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – The Iranian minister of labor and his Qatari counterpart in a meeting in Geneva emphasized the expansion of cooperation in the fields of labor, employment, and exchange of skill training experiences.

Sanctions endanger Iranian people's health: Health min

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education said that the sanctions have prevented the people of Iran from gaining access to some foreign-made medicines and medical equipment.

Iran to chair Human Rights Council Social Forum in November

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) –  Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, has been appointed as the rotating president for the 2023 Social Forum of the Human Rights Council slated for November.