CSTO head deems organization’s involvement in Iran issue unreasonableMarch 12, 2012 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All countries are interested in rapid and peaceful resolution of conflicts, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha said. He rendered CSTO’s involvement in the settlement of Iran’s nuclear problem unreasonable. “UN institutions currently resort to active steps in Iran aimed at peaceful resolution of the problem. There is no need for CSTO intensifies engagement in the issue,” Mr. Bordyuzha said. Discussion of a possible U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran recently flared tensions in relations with Islamic Republic. Iran is already the subject of a wide range of international sanctions because the West, led by the United States, accuses Tehran of pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program. However, the Islamic Republic insists its nuclear power needs are for civilian purposes only. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |