Mottaki invites Nalbandian to IranJuly 21, 2008 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a phone conversation, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki invited his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian to a conference of disengaged countries due in Tehran late July. He also confirmed that Minister Nalbandian is expected in Iran in September, RA MFA acting spokesman Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Iranian news agency IRNA said Iran, as a powerful and stable country in the region, can bring about reconciliation between estranged neighbors Turkey and Armenia. The report of the telephone conversation between Mottaki and Nalbandian indicates that a series of positive developments between Turkey and Armenia may also be on the agenda. Mottaki expressed hope that positive developments in Armenia-Turkey relations would help strengthening of regional peace and friendship, according to the IRNA. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. Partner news |