Iranian officials deny attest of opposition leadersMarch 1, 2011 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian officials have denied reports opposition leaders Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi have been arrested. An unnamed judiciary official told semi-official news agency Fars that the men were in their homes and that there had only been "restrictions on their contacts". Mr. Mousavi's reformist website Kaleme earlier reported that the men and their wives had been transferred to Heshmatiyeh jail in Tehran. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran also said the two leaders had been moved secretly from their homes. They had been under virtual house arrest for more than two weeks after calling on supporters to protest against the government on February 14, reports said. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |