  Expert: Turkish-speaking Iranians mistaken for Azeri population in Iran September 19, 2012 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Azeri studies expert commented on recent statement of U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) who introduced a House Concurrent Resolution urging the U.S. and Iranian leadership to organize a referendum to annex Azeri-populated Iranian territories to Azerbaijan. At a September 19 news conference, Sargis Asatryan characterized the Congressman’s initiative as a part of U.S.-led policy aiming to weaken and destabilize Iran. “The proposition is initially faulty considering there’s no Azeri population in Iran, but rather Turkish-speaking Iranians,” an Iranian studies expert Vardan Voskanyan added.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC  Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations.Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei.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. |
