Iran summons Danish envoy to protest EU sanctionsJanuary 25, 2012 - 11:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran summoned Denmark's ambassador to Tehran, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU, to voice protest against the 27-nation bloc's oil embargo imposed on Tehran. Fars News Agency reports that during the meeting on Tuesday, Jan 24, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Asqar Khaji voiced Tehran's protest against the decision and said, "There are forces in the EU that seek to cause tension in the relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran by following the U.S. policies and adopting a hostile approach." The sanctions were formally adopted at a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels on Monday. Iran had "failed to restore international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear program", British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a joint statement. Iran slammed the embargo as "unfair" and "doomed to fail". 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 | 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. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. 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”. |