Iranian media ascribe to Armenian ambassador statements he didn't makeMay 14, 2011 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 10, Tehran University hosted a conference titled “Armenian-Turkish Relations and Karabakh Conflict.” Addressing the participants, Armenian ambassador to Iran, Grigor Arakelyan, first of all stated that such a title is inadmissible, as the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno Karabakh settlement talks are two different issues. As to Iran’s mediation for Karabakh conflict resolution, Arakelyan praised the country’s balanced position, saying: “Iran assumed a position characteristic of a mediator. At that time Tehran’s mediation was very useful. Today, it would very useful through deepening of relations between Armenia and Iran. However, the format of talks should not be changed.” Meanwhile, some Iranian media misinterpreted the ambassador’s works, reporting that “ambassador Arakelyan called on Tehran to join the Karabakh process as a mediator and expressed hope for Iran’s assistance in conduction of referendum in Karabakh. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |