Iranian embassy in Yerevan avoids commenting on weapons supply to BakuMay 10, 2011 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Iranian embassy in Armenia refused to comment on a statement by Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli, who said that Iran supplied weapons to Azerbaijan during the Karabakh war. Embassy officials said they would not like unreliable information affect the friendly Armenian-Iranian relations. The embassy neither confirmed, nor refuted Ayatollah Ameli’s statement, saying that the official stance of Tehran on the Karabakh conflict settlement is known, since it has been repeatedly voiced by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as well as Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaeyan. “We do not exclude the possibility that there are forces, which aim to create hindrances for our friendly relations,” a representative of the Iranian embassy told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Recently, Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli stated that Iran supplied weapons to Azeri troops who experienced armament shortage while fighting in battles for Shushi. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |