  Expert: Armenia will hold neutral stance in face of U.S-Iran war February 2, 2012 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will hold the position of friendly neutrality on Tehran in case of U.S.- Iran war, according to director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RA NAS. Ruben Safrastyan further empathized the role of “the Russian factor” in Armenia’s approach towards Iranian developments. In this context, deputy head of YSU Oriental Studies department Vardan Voskanyan stressed the need for Armenia to explain to the West the importance of centuries-old friendly ties with Iran. Deputy director of Noravank Foundation Sevak Sarukhanyan, in turn, noted that Armenia will neither back nor get involved in any of anti-Iran actions, suggesting it should use the current situation to urge the West to exert pressure on Turkey aimed at achieving ratification of Armenian-Turkish protocols and opening of border.   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 |  Latest 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.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
