  Expert: Armenia will hold neutral stance in face of U.S-Iran war February 2, 2012 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will hold the position of friendly neutrality on Tehran in case of U.S.- Iran war, according to director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RA NAS. Ruben Safrastyan further empathized the role of “the Russian factor” in Armenia’s approach towards Iranian developments. In this context, deputy head of YSU Oriental Studies department Vardan Voskanyan stressed the need for Armenia to explain to the West the importance of centuries-old friendly ties with Iran. Deputy director of Noravank Foundation Sevak Sarukhanyan, in turn, noted that Armenia will neither back nor get involved in any of anti-Iran actions, suggesting it should use the current situation to urge the West to exert pressure on Turkey aimed at achieving ratification of Armenian-Turkish protocols and opening of border.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
