** IRAN DAILY
-- Rail trade with Azerbaijan via Astara border up 81%
A total of 120,125 tons of goods were transported between Iran and Azerbaijan through the Astara Railroad Terminal during March 21-May 21.
According to Gholamhossein Valadi, a local rail official, the figure indicates an 81 percent rise compared to the corresponding figure for the preceding year, which was 66,638 tons
-- Iran ranks fifth in developing int’l nanotech standards
According to a report by the Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council (INIC), Iran has the fifth rank in the world in the field of developing international standards of nanotechnology after the U.S., Japan, England and South Korea.
In recent years, with the support of the INIC in forming a network of researchers, scholars and experts of the country and the cooperation of the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI), Iran has made a great contribution to the formulation of international standards.
-- Domestic wheat purchases at 2.9m tons in April–May
A senior official from Iran’s Government Trading Corporation (GTC) said wheat purchases from domestic farmers increased by 34% year-on-year in April-May, to exceed 2.9 million tons.
Heidar Ali Nasr told the Iranian state TV that wheat purchases were continuing in 19 provinces in mostly warmer regions.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- TPOI: Exports to Central Asia, Caucasus, Russia Rise 18%
Director General of Central Asian, Caucasus and Russian Affairs Department of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Rahmatollah Khormali has said that the country’s export of products to the Central Asian and Caucasus states and Russia in the Iranian calendar year of 1401 (March 21, 2022 to March 20, 2023) registered an 18 percent growth compared to the previous year.
Khormali pointed to Iran’s export performance and put the country’s exports value to the Central Asia, Caucasus and Russia in the past year at more than $3.2 billion, showing an 18 percent growth compared to a year earlier.
-- Iran Proposes Setting Up Multinational Transport Fund
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Shahriyar Afandizadeh on Sunday suggested the formation of a joint multinational fund for infrastructural investments and multinational transport/logistics companies among regional countries during the ministerial meeting held in Baghdad.
The meeting hosted transport ministers from the neighboring countries and member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) on May 27, 2023, and represented the endeavors of Iraq’s government to strengthen cooperation and foster economic integration with the neighboring countries.
-- Official: Iran Targets $75bn in Exports in 2025 Outlook Plan
Caretaker of the Industry Ministry Seyed Mehdi Niyazi on Sunday said that the ministry is planning to materialize the goal of exporting $75 billion worth of products in its 2025 Outlook Plan.
Niyazi made the remark in a get-together among heads of missions of the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasizing that his ministry is determined to realize the country’s exports target of $75 billion in the plan.
The missions of the Islamic Republic of Iran overseas have high capabilities, he said, adding that once the existing capacities are used optimally, giant steps will be taken in developing trade and economic relations with other countries.
** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Allameh Tabatabai University to set up Chinese book library
Allameh Tabatabai University in Tehran plans to establish a library for Chinese books in the near future, the chancellor of the university said on Saturday.
The library will be set up in collaboration with the Embassy of China and the State Council Information Office of China based on the memorandum of understanding signed by Chancellor Abdollah Motamedi and Chinese Ambassador Chang Hua.
-- Tehran, Damascus discuss ways to broaden health ties
In a meeting between the health ministers of Iran and Syria, the two sides emphasized the need to expand relations in the field of health.
Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi and Syrian Health Minister Hassan Al-Ghabbash met on May 23 on the sidelines of the seventy-sixth World Health Assembly which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 21–30.
-- Teymareh petroglyphs: a fascinating glimpse into remote past
Among the earliest art forms in Iran are archaeological petroglyphs, pictographs, and rock reliefs that provide insights into ancient and primitive civilizations.
In Iran, the earliest known petroglyphs can be found in Teymareh where some of its petroglyphs date from 7,000 years ago. Moreover, the earliest known pictographs in Iran are in Yafteh cave (near Sorkheh Lizeh in Lorestan province) and date back 40,000 years. Archaeologists classify the tools for carving petroglyphs by their historical era. Incising tools include flint, metal, or thigh bones of hunted prey.
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