Iran: date, venue of talks not set yetMarch 23, 2012 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tehran rejected media speculations about the date and venue of upcoming talks between Iran and the six world powers, adding that Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) are still in discussion over the issue. The date and venue of negotiations between Iran and the Group 5+1 should be set during talks between deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and European Union foreign policy chief's deputy, but they have not reached an agreement yet, an informed source told Fars News Agency. The remarks came after the Israeli daily Haaretz claimed that the Islamic Republic and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany have agreed to resume negotiations on April 13 in Geneva, Switzerland. Iran and the G5+1 held two rounds of multifaceted talks in Geneva in December 2010 and in the Turkish city of Istanbul in January 2011. While Tehran says it is ready to continue the talks based on common grounds, it stressed that it will not give up any of its rights. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |