Iran’s internal stability and territorial integrity important for Armenia, expert saysMay 18, 2011 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranologist, associate professor of the Department of Iranian Studies at Yerevan State University Vardan Voskanyan said there are contradictions between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but they are not as deep, as presented by media. “It seems that a new wing focused on Iranian national values is being formed in the political establishment of the country, what has served as a reason for insignificant discrepancies. There is an impression that the Iranian President wants to combine values of Islam with the Iranian national idea,” said Voskanyan. According to him, Iran’s internal stability and territorial integrity are important for Armenia. “It is among indirect components of Armenia’s national security. I would like to recall the recent statement from the Iranian embassy in Yerevan that conflicts should be solved with taking into consideration the nation’s right to self-determination, what caused Baku’s indignation,” Voskanyan concluded. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |