Oskanian: Armenia Interested in Stability in IranJanuary 25, 2006 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "We watch the development of the situation in Iran with concern. We have a lot of joint programs in energy and economic fields, the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline is under construction, a numerous Armenian community lives in Iran," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated during today's joint new conference with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht. When asked to comment on the crisis between the international community and Iran, the Armenian FM said," Of course, we are interested in stability in Iran. We hope the situation with Iran's nuclear program will not deteriorate and a diplomatic agreement will be achieved." 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |