Hassan Rohani

TEHRAN, Oct. 6--Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Hassan Rohani here Wednesday said he is still undecided about running in the 2005 presidential election.
Speaking at the end of a seminar titled "Intelligence Ministry: People and Sustainable Security" to reporters, Rohani noted that it is too soon to talk about presidential candidacy.
Commenting on nuclear issues and the upcoming resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the SNSC secretary said Iran will not bow to pressure and nothing specific has taken place in this respect.
"We have held talks at different levels with the Europeans and also reached agreements with them," he said.
Rohani pointed out that a 10-Article plan has been forwarded to Europeans for resolving all problems.

KUWAIT CITY, Oct. 6--Iran and Kuwait agreed on Wednesday to expand mutual cooperation in fighting terrorism, organized crimes and drug trafficking.
According to IRNA, the agreement was signed during a meeting between an Iranian security delegation, headed by commander of Islamic Republic of Iran's Police (IRIP) Coast Guards, Commodore Alireza Shouli, and Kuwaiti security officials in Kuwait City.
The Iranian delegation held two rounds of talks with Kuwaiti officials to broaden bilateral security cooperation and visited Sa'd Al-Abdullah Academy of Security Sciences.
The Iranian delegation is also scheduled to visit security centers in Kuwait.

MOSCOW, Oct. 6--The Antonov-140 that crashed two years ago near Isfahan was due to human error, managing director of Ukraine Airplane Manufacturing Company said Wednesday.
The Moscow-based Gazzetta daily quoted Powel Nano Menko as saying that a state commission has ended its investigations on the cause of the Antonov-140 crash.
"The reason for the long delay in announcing the cause was intricacy of the matter and involvement of other parameters," he said.
The Antonov-140 was carrying 44 managers and experts of Ukraine's aeronautics industry.

TEHRAN, Oct. 6--Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday appointed Brigadier-General Karim Qavami as Air Force commander.
The leader appreciated the services of former Air Force Commander Brigadier-General Reza Pardis, IRNA reported.
Ayatollah Khamenei also appointed Brigadier-General Hesam Hashemi to head the Army's intelligence office and commended the services of the former chief, Brigadier-General Abdollah Najafi.

Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari

TEHRAN, Oct. 6--Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari said the government should stabilize population growth in less developed areas to confront the problem of informal settlements.
Speaking at a flower festival in Pakdasht (Varamin), Lari noted that informal settlements pose a serious threat to the country's future.
Referring to Iran's high potentials, the interior minister pointed out that Iranians have not only had a glorious past, but can also shape a promising future.
Lari asserted that Iran's role in industrial, services, commercial and manufacturing fields is significant.