Carter says US policy will not change after Ahmadinejad's victoryJune 15, 2009 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States urged Iran on Saturday to resolve disputes over its presidential election peacefully, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she hoped the outcome reflected the will of the Iranian people.The White House said it was monitoring the election closely, including reports of "irregularities," after official results showed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected by a huge margin over reformist Mirhossein Mousavi. "The United States has refrained from commenting on the election in Iran. We obviously hope that the outcome reflects the genuine will and desire of the Iranian people," Clinton added. Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared winner by a landslide in Iran's hotly-presidential vote. Meanwhile, former US president Jimmy Carter said there would be no change in American policy after the re-election of Ahmadinejad. Carter said US policy would remain the same "because the same person will be there" in brief remarks after he met Palestinian officials in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Carter was president during Iran's 1979 revolution that toppled the US-backed shah and the hostage crisis that followed. "I think this election brought a lot of opposition to his policy in Iran and I am sure he will listen to this opposition and may modify it.", - 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. |