Herve Morin: France possesses information on Iran developing nuclear bombOctober 29, 2007 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The French Defense Minister, Herve Morin, when visiting the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, said he possesses information that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. He dismissed comments by the head of the UN atomic watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there was no evidence Iran is building nuclear weapons, saying Paris has evidence to the contrary. IAEA head, Mohamed ElBaradei, who has repeatedly defended the accord in the face of U.S. criticism, said on Sunday there was still no evidence to back the U.S. claims Tehran was seeking a nuclear bomb. "Our information, matching those of other countries, gives us the opposite feeling," Morin told a news conference in Abu Dhabi, Lenta.ru reports. 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. |