Zarif thanks Armenia for friendly stance towards Iran: expertNovember 2, 2018 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expert on Iranian studies Vardan Voskanyan has said on his Facebook page that according to a source, the Iranian Foreign Minister has thanked his Armenian counterpart for Yerevan's friendly stance towards Tehran. "According to an Iranian source, acting Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on November 1 met Iran's ambassador to Yerevan Seyyed Kazem Sajjad who handed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's thank you message to the Armenian side," Voskanyan said. "If we translate that message from the Iranian language of diplomacy, Tehran is obviously extremely pleased with the friendly stance that Yerevan took towards Iran during U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's visit to Armenia." Bolton had vowed that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will "squeeze Iran" with maximum economic pressure in response to Tehran's "malign" behavior in the Middle East and around the world. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan later said in the parliament that he told Bolton during their meeting in Yerevan that Armenia's "special relations with Iran and Georgia remain outside the scope of any geopolitical influences." Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 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. 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province |