Sanctions against Iran to affect Armenian-Iranian cooperationJune 10, 2010 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The current U.S. policy towards Iran is rather anti-Armenian than anti-Iranian, according to expert Sergey Shakaryants. “The UN Security Council’s resolution on imposing new sanctions against Iran is a blow to the interests of all countries of the region. Appliance of sanctions will hardly stop uranium enrichment and nuclear research in Iran but will create new obstacles in Iran’s relations with its neighbors, including Armenia,” he told journalists on June 10. Shakaryants reminded that Armenia and Iran have developed a number of joint energy projects. “Yesterday’s decision will affect the Armenian-Iranian cooperation,” he said. He noted that during the coming months tensions may heighten in Middle East. “All depends on the hearings on Israel to be held in the UN. If the organization fails to take an equal position on both Israel and Iran, it can have grave consequences. After the yesterday’s resolution, Iran will hardly observe the agreements reached by Brazil and Turkey. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. |