IAEA confirm peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programAugust 30, 2009 - 21:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The last IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program confirms its peaceful nature. According to the representative of Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Soltani, the document shows that Iran is cooperating with the IAEA, Reuters reports. USA called that cooperation incomplete and stressed that Iran continues uranium enrichment program in defiance of UN. As the reports states, Iran has slowed the pace of processing the raw uranium, but continues to build centrifuges needed to enrich uranium. IAEA notes that issues relating to possible military applications of Iran's nuclear program remain. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |