Iran supports Assad’s peace plan![]() January 9, 2013 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran has endorsed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s peace plan that would promote stability and security in the country, Iran's vice-president Mohammad-Reza Rahimi has said. As The Voice of Russia reported, the ISNA news agency has cited Mr. Rahimi as calling for a meeting between Iran and Syria. He said he hoped to see Syria’s prime minister pay a visit to Tehran in the near future. Iran is the first country to throw support behind Assad’s peace initiative. Its foreign chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, has recently urged all parties concerned to use this opportunity to put an end to bloodshed and stop the conflict from engulfing the entire region. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |