Yerevan pursues ostrich policy on Iran’s nuclear problemJune 16, 2010 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran is an important factor for Armenia’s strategic security, director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) said. “Appliance of sanctions or war will affect Armenia,” Richard Giragosian said. “Our government’s reaction to approval of the new round of sanctions against Iran was extremely ineffective.” “Yerevan pursues ostrich policy on Iran’s nuclear problem, hoping that it will be resolved by itself,” he said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |