  Iran developments contradict Armenia’s interests, expert says February 24, 2012 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Developments on Iran’s problem contradict Armenia’s interests, for political and also humanitarian reasons, director of Noravank Research Foundation Gagik Harutyunyan said. “Of course, developments in Iran influence Armenia directly. Iran has always respected the Armenian culture and the people, and the Armenian community never faced the authorities’ pressure,” he told a press conference in Yerevan. Harutyunyan said apocalyptical scenario in this case may develop into use of nuclear potential of states involved in the conflict over Iran.   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 |  Latest news Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
