Iranian embassy in Yerevan avoids commenting on weapons supply to BakuMay 10, 2011 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Iranian embassy in Armenia refused to comment on a statement by Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli, who said that Iran supplied weapons to Azerbaijan during the Karabakh war. Embassy officials said they would not like unreliable information affect the friendly Armenian-Iranian relations. The embassy neither confirmed, nor refuted Ayatollah Ameli’s statement, saying that the official stance of Tehran on the Karabakh conflict settlement is known, since it has been repeatedly voiced by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as well as Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaeyan. “We do not exclude the possibility that there are forces, which aim to create hindrances for our friendly relations,” a representative of the Iranian embassy told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Recently, Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli stated that Iran supplied weapons to Azeri troops who experienced armament shortage while fighting in battles for Shushi. 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 | 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. |