Iran's foreign policy determined by supreme leaderJuly 1, 2009 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former presidential hopeful Mohsen Rezai has announced his viewpoint on the Karabakh issue during his election campaign, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaeyan told a news conference in Yerevan today. "Iran's foreign policy is determined by supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His opinion is the position of the country," he said. The Ambassador reminded that during Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's visit to Iran, Khamenei reiterated his country's stand on the problem. "We think that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be resolved peacefully, through talks," he said. On June 8, presidential candidate Mohsen Rezai said that "if Iran pursued more intensified foreign policy, Karabakh would not have been occupied." 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 urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. 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. |