Serzh Sarsgyan: Iran is Armenia's good and reliable neighborMarch 13, 2009 - 22:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sarsgyan met Friday with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on the situation in the Caucasus. "Iran is Armenia's good neighbor and reliable partner," President Sargsyan said. For his part, Mr. Mottaki said that the impending visit of the Iranian President to Armenia will open a new chapter in relations between these two countries. The two men also referred to implementation of joint projects, specifically construction of Armenia-Iran railroad. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |