Any Escalation in Iran Undoubtedly Makes Us Worry

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Any escalation of the situation in Iran undoubtedly makes us worry as well. We are concerned over the statement of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad referring to Israel and the situation after that," stated person in charge of Hay Dat Yerevan Office and of political affairs of the Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) Kiro Manoyan. "Why has he done such a statement, what where his intentions - I don't know, however the situation worries us very much. Security of Iran, its territorial integrity is an important strategic issue for us. When it is all endangered, it cannot leave us indifferent," Kiro Manoyan stated. When asked whether the Iranian President's statement may be a proof of Teheran possessing nuclear weapons, Kiro Manoyan said, "It cannot be a proof of that, as Ahmadinejad was citing ayatollah Khomeini. At the time of Khomeini Iran had no nuclear weapons and it does not necessarily have them today. However, the words of the incumbent President themselves give occasion to some people for thinking that way. The Iranian President merely indulged some people," reported IA Regnum. It should be reminded that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had made a rather harsh statement over the Israeli-Palestinian issue. His statement that "Israel has to be wiped off the map" met a strong negative response worldwide.