Tehran: regional actors will not allow resumption of hostilities in KarabakhFebruary 9, 2011 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are no preconditions for resumption of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh; neither will OSCE MG or regional actors allow it, according to the Iranian ambassador to Armenia. At a news conference in Yerevan, Seyed Ali Saghaeyan supported Iranian President’s position on peaceful settlement of conflict. “Official Tehran is strictly opposed against attempts at giving religious coloring to the issue, with Azerbaijan well aware of our position. We always supported a dialogue between Christian and Islamic nations,” the ambassador said responding to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question. Dwelling on Azerbaijan’s increasing military budget, he urged international community to control the situation. “Iran, in turn, will spare no effort for peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict,” the ambassador stressed. 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. 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. 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. |