Iran says Armenia plays key role in ensuring regional securityOctober 14, 2017 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia plays an important role in ensuring security in the region, Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani said at a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Ara Babloyan on Friday, October 13. At the meeting in Saint Petersburg, the sides agreed that Armenian-Iranian relations are developing in an environment of mutual trust, with interparliamentary cooperation among the contributors. The two officials also stressed that Armenia is a stable partner for Iran and said that parliamentary delegations from the two countries will make mutual visits in the near future. Prime minister Karen Karapetyan recently visited Iran where he said that Armenia is willing to import more gas from the Islamic Republic. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |