Expert: Iran to respond toughly to Azerbaijan’s anti-Islamic policyMarch 31, 2012 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expert in Azerbaijani studies Sargis Asatryan said Azerbaijan increasingly incites Iran against it. Iran accused Azerbaijan of Israeli agents operating on its territory who attempt against Iranian scientists, Asatryan told a press conference in Yerevan mentioning that the British Times paper dubbed Azerbaijan as “the nest of spies”. According to the expert, arrest of alleged Iranian “terrorists” by Azerbaijan’s special services and rumors spread about provision of an airport on Azerbaijan’s territory to Israel have added to the tensions. Besides, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s policy aimed to shut down mosques, host Eurovision song contest and even potential organization of a gay parade provoke strong negative response by Iran’s clergy, Asatryan said. Iranian officials and clergy representatives have repeatedly warned they would provide a most tough response to this. So, further deterioration of relations between Iran and Azerbaijan seems quite likely, and Armenia should avail itself of this situation to the utmost, Asatryan stated. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |