Iran presidential aide welcomes Russia’s use of airbaseAugust 30, 2016 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Senior Iranian presidential adviser Ali Younesi on Tuesday, August 30 welcomed Russia's use of the Iranian air base of Hamadan to fight terrorism in Syria, Sputnik reports. "I consider this military cooperation which is carried out to counter terrorism important, strategic and essential,” Younesi said. “I am a staunch advocate of this cooperation and hope that this cooperation is correct," Younesi said answering a question on Russia using the base to fight terrorism. 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 | 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. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. 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”. |