Iran will not allow of any agreements on Caspian without its participationSeptember 10, 2009 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran will not allow of any agreements on Caspian sea without its participation, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Motakki stated. The oncoming Caspian states summit in Aktau contradicts Iran's national interests, he said.The official Tehran was offended by the fact their representatives were not invited to informal meeting of Caspian Sea region leaders in Aktau. Moscow believes Iranians leaders' statements on illegality of a separate meeting between Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are rather forced. No documents on Caspian collaboration which couldn't be signed without Iran's participation will be concluded at Aktau, meeting, a diplomatic source in Moscow reported to Interfax. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |