Egypt’s new President seeks closer ties with Iran![]() June 25, 2012 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egypt's newly-elected President Mohammed Mursi is enthusiastic to expand ties with Iran. "Relations between Tehran and Cairo will create a strategic balance in the region. It is a part of my agenda," Mursi told Fars News Agency on Sunday, June 24, hours before the final results of the presidential election was announced. He also rejected rumors that he country's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) seeks to decrease his presidency term to one year. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. Partner news |