Tehran: problems between Iran and U.S. can't be resolved through a third country's mediationNovember 18, 2008 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Problems between Iran and U.S. can't be resolved through a third country's mediation, said a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry. "These problems are too deep to be resolved with assistance of any third state. To start a dialogue, the U.S. should first of all change its policy toward Iran," Hassan Gashgavi said, iran.ru reports with reference to Mehr-news. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country could mediate tensions between the United States and Iran. "We are ready to mediate and we can be useful. Ankara is concerned about the Iran-U.S. relations and stands for resolution of problems through diplomatic talks. War is not a solution," he said. 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 | 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. |