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Iran, Pakistan reach comprehensive security agreements

Tehran Times Political Desk
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The two countries have agreed to boost border security, exchange information on security matters, and increase cooperation in the campaigns against drugs and human trafficking, he said in Islamabad on Saturday.

The Iranian interior minister held separate meetings with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director Ahmad Shuja Pasha on Friday. Najjar also met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday.
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Turkish PM due in Tehran on Monday
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Monday.
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The meetings will focus on a variety of regional and international issues such as energy deals, nuclear programs, and the expansion of bilateral ties between Tehran and Ankara.

Eighteen Turkish MPs and Turkey’s ministers of foreign affairs, energy, and foreign trade are accompanying Erdogan on his trip to Tehran.

The visit by the Turkish delegation, which is composed of 200 high-ranking political and economic officials, is of great importance.
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Steel Consumption Up

Iran’s steel consumption will increase by 800,000 tons reaching 16.4 million tons in 2009.
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biggest steel consumer in the Middle East
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world’s 10th greatest country in terms of steel consumption.
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