Tehran not playing a mediating role in a row between Russia and GeorgiaSeptember 18, 2008 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has declared in Tbilisi that Tehran is not playing a mediating role in a row between Russia and Georgia, Press TV reports.In reply to the question by journalists that if Tehran is seeking to mediate between Moscow and Tbilisi, Mottaki said: "Our role is not mediation, but proposing some ideas could help to end the crisis in the Caucuses." Yesterday, at a news conference with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian, Minister Mottaki said that the world powers' blunders provoked crisis in the South Caucasus. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that NATO interference is not needed for resolution of Caucasian problems. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |