Iran urges to aid reforms in Syria govtFebruary 28, 2012 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Foreign Minister called on the international community to help the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, official news agency IRNA said Tuesday, Feb 28. “Syria has a strategic role in the region and it is therefore necessary to help the government of al-Assad to implement the reforms,” Ali-Akbar Salehi told Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League special envoy on Syria, Monday in Geneva. “Instead of foreign interference in Syria which would only further increase the domestic problems in that country, an internal dialogue on the people's reform demands should be held, which the al-Assad government is doing now,” Salehi said. Iran has supported al-Assad's government since the outbreak of unrest last year, but denied Western claims that it was supplying Syria with weapons to crack down on the opposition, M&C reported citing DPA. 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 | 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 Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |