  Expert: Russia strives to benefit from Armenian-Iranian friendly ties April 6, 2012 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is the only country that enjoys friendly ties with Iran, and Russia attempts to benefit from this, director of Regional Studies Center said. According to Richard Giragosian, through discussing the situation around Iran in Armenia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed to gain Armenia’s support regarding the issue. “Though Iran’s nuclear program poses a threat to the whole region, including Armenia, war is no solution to the problem,” the expert said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
