Sevak Sarukhanyan: there will be no war between Iran and AzerbaijanJanuary 21, 2011 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The current tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran are conditioned by a number of factors, an Armenian expert said. “Baku is cooperating with the United States while Iran is supporting the Shiite movement in Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, I think there will be no open confrontation. All will happen quietly, with each side seeking to reach its goals. But Iran will never let Azerbaijan grow into a regional leader,” Sevak Sarukhanyan, deputy director of Noravank Foundation, told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. As to war between the U.S. and Iran, he said it is unlikely as well. “However, if a war bursts out, Azerbaijan will be supporting the U.S., imitating neutrality. Baku will place its airdromes at Washington’s disposal. But, I repeat, I don’t think that war is possible,” Sarukhanyan said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |