gecf went to algeria at the head of a high-ranking economic and political delegation. in the meantime , seyed ibrahim, the president of the islamic republic of iran, has been replaced.

it's the seventh meeting of the leaders of the gas exporting countries. form by initial gecf, he thankedoke with palestine as his introductory statements saying things like we need to speak about palestine, it's a number one issue of islam, he talks about how the zianist nation is a colonial project meant to exert western dominance and that those who have kept silent will receive a slap in the face and have assisted the zionist regime need to. be taken to court also and be held accountable and then he talked about the uh um fact that uh that which is the the the theme of this form uh that uh there are real challenges that are being uh met today uh such as climate change and there needs to be solutions to overcome it. the appropriate use of natural gas uh is one of the solutions uh defining new routes for the transfer of gas requires new policies, joint ventures and investments and he said how iran could be um looked at and that... it could facilitate the transit of gas and it can uh be an energy hub uh for that purpose capacities of iran's gas such as upstream and downstream sector for t

summit, the north african countries hosting the seventh summit of heads of state and government of the gecf, a forms comprised of 11 member states and eight observer states. and now vote counting is underway in iran for friday's elections that will determine the fate of the next parliament and assembly of experts. the process of vote towing kicked off soon after polls close following the extension of voting hours three times. youron's election commissions announced the winners in some of the constituencies a voter turnout in the elections is said to be at over 41%, which means 25 million people out of more than 61 million eligible voters took part. the balloting, over 15,0 candidates are vying for 290 seats in parliament, hundreds of candidates are also in the race for 88 seat assembly of experts, which is deliberative bted for eight years. iranian voters to express the unwavering support for islamic revolution by actively participating in the elections. iranians say they deeply believe in the power of their collective voice, and democratic processes in the islamic republic. let's listen to

region, he made the remarks in address to the seventh summit of the gas exporting countries forum, or gecf, which is held in the algerian capital, algers. the president reiterated the need for convergence of societies and governments to overcome challenges facing the world. متعددی در حوزه های گوناگون از جمله امنیت انرژی. the appropriate use of natural resources such as natural gas, r the appropriate use of natural resources such as gas as a clean source of energy can play a crucial role in overcoming the challenges that the world is facing. the president said that there should be new pass for the transfer of natural gas, adding that this requires new policies and approaches. he called for joint ventures among gas exporting countries so that all nations around the world will benefit from it. rice further noted, were added that the islamic republic is seeking bilateral and multilateral relations with all world countries given its vast gas resources and transit situation in the region. vote counting is underway in about friday's elections that will determine the fate of the next parliament. a