Armenia praises Iran’s weighed stand on KarabakhJune 21, 2011 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), the head of standing parliamentary committee on financial-credit, budgetary and economic affairs Gagik Minasyan praised Iran’s weighed stand on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. According to him, Iran bordering with Karabakh, Armenia and Azerbaijan cannot stay aloof from ongoing processes, since it is first of all interested in stability of the region. Minasyan also drew attention to the telephone conversations Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had with Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents during which they discussed the forthcoming presidential meeting in Kazan on June 25. During the telephone conversation between the Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan they discussed issues of Armenian-Iranian relations as well as promotion of cooperation in different fields. They also touched upon regional issues. Another telephone conversation took place the same day between Ahmadinejad and Azerbaijani President Ilham Alivey, during which the parties shared opinions on bilateral relations and regional security. There is an expert opinion that the heads of state also touched upon the Kazan meeting between Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |