UN chief says Iran can play major role in helping end Syrian conflict![]() December 23, 2013 - 23:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Iran is a very important regional power that can play a major role in helping end the Syrian conflict and should be allowed to participate in next month's peace conference in Switzerland, the Associated Press reports. Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League Syria envoy, said Friday the United States is blocking Iran's participation. The UN chief said Monday he plans to issue invitations before the end of December to the Jan 22 peace conference and expressed hope that "the question of Iran's participation is resolved soon." The UN chief said "negotiations will be difficult, but without them there is only bloodshed and despair on the horizon." Related links: ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |