Iran sees no limits on development of ties with Armenia: envoyJanuary 26, 2018 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are no restrictions to Iran-Armenia relations, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Kazem Sajjadi said, according to IRNA. "Iran sees no limits on development of ties with Armenia,' the Iranian envoy said in a meeting with Armenian lawmakers on Thursday, January 25. He hailed theincrease of economic cooperation between Tehran and Yerevan in the past two years following a visa waiver agreement between the two states. The diplomat expressed hope for witnessing a rise in trade exchanges between the two states. At the meeting, the head of the Armenia-Iran parliamentary friendship group Vahram Baghdasaryan called for imlementation of bilateral agreement between Tehran and Yerevan. Also, Baghdasaryan lauded Iran's balanced approach to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Related links: 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. 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. |