  Baku to make geopolitical choice between US, Russia and IranApril 1, 2010 - 10:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Raymond Tanter, former senior staff member of the US National Security Council, said that Baku may soon face a geopolitical choice between Iran, Russia and U.S. According to him, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) between the United States and Russia to all appearance envisages joint operation of Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan. “The possibility is now higher than during the Bush administration,” Turan agency quoted Tanter as saying. “Meanwhile, Iran may accuse Baku of violation of the bilateral agreement prohibiting use of their territory by third countries for hostile purposes. In this case, Azerbaijan will have to choose between the superpowers and conniving with Tehran,” Tanter noted. He added that Azerbaijan would be much better off under the cooperation of Moscow and Washington in this issue than under the sway of Tehran, which “aspires to export the Islamic revolution to Azerbaijan.” Currently Tanter is serving as President of Iran Policy Committee in Washington DC.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants  Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes.Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036.Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |
