 "ARMENIA HAS EXCELLENT RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND IRAN"March 1, 2001 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, March 1. /Mediamax/. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vardan Oskanian named "excellent" the relations of Armenia with Russia and Iran when answering the questions of the "Hot Line" of Golos Armenii paper.According to the minister, "this axis really has much importance for Armenia". Minister Oskanian stressed that the European direction of the Armenian foreign policy is not formed at the expense of its relations with Russia and Iran and it doesn't place the problem of choice before Armenia. "We don't see any contradictions in Russia-Europe-Iran triangle and we think that we are able to develop equal cooperation in all the three vectors", Armenian Foreign Minister said. --0--   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
