Iran - Poland ink defense memorandum
Apr 16, 2004, 23:29
Iran's Minister of Defense Ali Shamkhani heading a high-ranking delegation in a visit to Warsaw met secretary of the Polish Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Mark Schwitz on Thursday to hold talks on matters of mutual concern.
In the meeting, the two officials discussed mutual relations on security and defense issues on regional and international levels and underlined that negotiation on security would be a proper strategy in promotion of stability and sustainable peace.
For his part, Shamkhani expressed confidence that the visit and regular talks between the defense and security officials from both sides would be quite effective in reinforcing the foundations of trust and growing mutual understanding on joint interests.
"The current trend of affairs in Iraq irrespective of its domestic situation as well as the condition prevailing its surrounding area has disposed the country's sustainable security to serious threats," he added.
In the meeting, Schwitz referred to his recent visit to Tehran and rated the dialogues with Iranian defense minister and security officials on further introduction of the Polish forces to the situation in Iraq as positive.
Turning to dialogue and dismissing violence in Iraq as basic measures to secure the success of the multinational troops in Iraq, he said, "Polish forces have been in close contact with local Iraqi religious and ethnic leaders since their arrival in the country to work towards promotion of security in joint cooperation with the Iraqi people."
Schwitz extended an official invitation to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rowhani to visit Poland and called for continuous dialogues between the officials of the two countries aiming to come upwith joint solutions for establishment of regional peace and security.
At the end of Shamkhani's visit to Poland, a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) on defense, military and technical cooperation was inked between the two sides.
http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_2057.shtml Comment: I anticipate that they discussed Sadr and his thugs in the Mehdi Army as well.
Iran's Revolutionary Court Sentences Nationalist-Religious Activist
Apr 17, 2004, 09:11
Marzieh Mortazi Langeroudi appeared before Bench 26 of the Revolutionary Court Wednesday after being subpoenaed.
At her court hearing she was charged with "action against national security by participating in the Nationalist-Religious Council" and "propaganda against the Islamic system by signing a declaration and by her participation in the Combatant Muslims' Movement".
She was later sentenced to one year in jail. However, because of her gender, her sentence was reduced a three-year suspended jail term.
http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_2062.shtml Question: Do you have any info on the Combatant Muslims'Movement?