ARMENIAN PRESIDENT SATISFIED WITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRANIAN LEADERSeptember 9, 2004 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first formal call of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami to Armenia is an event of utmost importance, Armenian President Robert Kocharian stated during yesterday's joint press conference with the Iranian leader. In his words, the agenda of bilateral relations is getting expanded gradually. "I can express my satisfaction both with the contents of the issues discussed and with the spirit of these negotiations", R. Kocharian stated. He also added that he has informed his Iranian colleague of the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. In this view both Presidents noted the necessity of the peaceful settlement of the problem. In his turn M. Khatami emphasized that Iran works for having friendly relations with all neighbors, however relationships with Armenia are special. He also noted that he cooperation between Armenia and Iran, having been developing since 1991, is not directed against any third countries. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |