Bush promised Lavrov not to launch war against IranFebruary 3, 2007 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Upon return from Washington Russian FM Sergey Lavrov briefed on the basic topics discussed during the meeting with President George Bush. "The Bush administration assured me that the U.S. is not planning a war against Iran," the Russian Foreign Minister said, reports the BBC Russian branch."The U.S. assured us that the presence of additional forces and equipment in the Persian Gulf region is aimed at stabilization," said Lavrov. In his words, Moscow and Washington assume that talks with Iran should be held via the UN Security Council. Moscow rates U.S. sanctions against Iran as illegitimate and is also going to press for their cancellation. "We will press for cancellation of these sanction as in the case with "Sukhoy", Sergey Lavrov underscored. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |