China vows to continue supporting Iran nuclear dealJanuary 17, 2018 - 18:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chinese Ambassador to the UN Wu Haitao described his country’s stance on the Iran nuclear deal with six world powers (JCPOA) as transparent, saying that his country will continue to support the international agreement, IRNA reports. He said on Tuesday, January 16: “We have on several occasions taken stance regarding the JCPOA and it is crystal clear that China will keep backing the agreement.” Concurrent with (US President Donald) Trump’s decision to extend Iran’s sanctions waivers late on Friday, US Department of the Treasury released a list of blacklisted 14 Iranian or Iran-linked entities and people, including two Chinese nationals. US President Donald Trump who refused to certify Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA on October 12, throwing the ball to the Congress court, extended Iran’s sanctions waiver on Friday as the time for the Congress to decide on the sanctions came to an end. Iran, China, Russia, Germany, France, Britain, US and EU reached an agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015 which offered Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbing its nuclear program. International Atomic Energy Agency as the only authority to monitor Iran’s nuclear activities has so far verified Iran’s adherence to its side of the deal nine times. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |