Ahmadinejad invites Sargsyan to IranMarch 13, 2009 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Relations between Armenia and Iran rest on mutual respect and friendship, Iran's Foreign Minister said."It my fourth visit to Armenia during the past four years. Out talks focus on transport, energy and a number of other fields," Mr. Manouchehr Mottaki said during a joint news conference with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian. Confirming the invitation Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent to Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan, Minister Mottaki said, "I am hopeful that Mr. Sargsyan's visit to our country will help expansion of bilateral relations." For his part, Minister Nalbandian said international and regional issues were also in focus of talks. "We discussed possibilities to expand economic cooperation and the outcomes of the intergovernmental commission's meeting. We also referred to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process and Armenian-Turkish relations," he said. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |