Iranian FM accuses West of disputing venue for nuke talksJanuary 28, 2013 - 14:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's foreign minister is blaming the West for holding up agreements on finding a venue to restart talks over Tehran's nuclear program, The Associated Press reports. The comments by Ali Akbar Salehi suggest no headway has been made on Iran's proposal for Egypt as the site to renew dialogue more than six months since the last round of talks ended in stalemate. It also appears as a response to European Union claims last week that Tehran was willfully delaying new nuclear talks with the six world powers by changing venues and using other stalling tactics, the AP says. Iran has proposed Cairo as a venue. Salehi also suggested Turkey, which hosted one of the rounds last year. The West has not given a definitive list of options, but Salehi says Kazakstan, Switzerland and Sweden have been raised. Top stories 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |