Iranian lawmaker: Iran should have supported Syrian protestersSeptember 2, 2011 - 09:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Iranian lawmaker said Iran should have supported Syrian protesters rather than sticking by the government, Khabar Online reported. "The fact is that supporting the Syrian rulers at any cost was not right as those who staged the protests were Muslims and their protests were legitimate," said Ahmad Avaei, member of the parliament's national security commission. He said the Iranian government should have adopted a wiser stance on developments in Syria, even though Syria took the same political line as Tehran against Israel ."Unfortunately, the Syrian leadership has realized too late the necessity of entering the reform process and should have done that much earlier to avoid the current crisis," Avaei 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. |