  Expert: Iran only regional country interested in maintenance of status quo in Karabakh February 16, 2011 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Military expert David Jamalyan has said that the anti-Iranian hysteria in Azerbaijan is aimed to exert pressure on Iran and hamper further strengthening of Armenian-Iranian cooperation. During the Feb 16 news conference in Yerevan , he reminded about Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of Armenia, it imposed to compel concession on Karabakh. For his part, expert Mher Baghdasaryan noted that Iran is the only country in the region which is interested in maintenance of status quo in Karabakh. This is conditioned by Azerbaijan’s unfriendly policy towards Iran and claims to Iranian lands (South Azerbaijan), according to him. Baghdasaryan also emphasized that if the U.S. failed to press on Iran, so Azerbaijan will succeed even less so.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
