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IRANIAN, ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS EMPHASIZE NEED FOR REGIONAL PEACE
Tehran Times
http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/93812-iranian-armenian-presidents-emphasize-need-for-regional-peace
Dec 23 2011
Iran
TEHRAN - After a meeting on Friday, Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan issued
a joint statement insisting on the need to accelerate efforts to
improve security and peace in the region.
In the statement, the Iranian and Armenian presidents also expressed
satisfaction at the level of relations between the two countries
and said the ties are based on longstanding friendship between the
peoples of the countries.
The presidents also said the two countries have great potential which
should be utilized to increase cooperation in all spheres.
They added that Tehran and Yerevan have many affinities which would
help strengthen their ties.
The issue of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also addressed in the
statement and the necessity of resolving the conflict was emphasized.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in 1988 when Armenia
made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The two countries signed
a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the Minsk Group of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe -- Russia, France,
and the U.S. -- are currently mediating in the peace negotiations.
Tehran Times
http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/93812-iranian-armenian-presidents-emphasize-need-for-regional-peace
Dec 23 2011
Iran
TEHRAN - After a meeting on Friday, Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan issued
a joint statement insisting on the need to accelerate efforts to
improve security and peace in the region.
In the statement, the Iranian and Armenian presidents also expressed
satisfaction at the level of relations between the two countries
and said the ties are based on longstanding friendship between the
peoples of the countries.
The presidents also said the two countries have great potential which
should be utilized to increase cooperation in all spheres.
They added that Tehran and Yerevan have many affinities which would
help strengthen their ties.
The issue of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also addressed in the
statement and the necessity of resolving the conflict was emphasized.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in 1988 when Armenia
made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The two countries signed
a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the Minsk Group of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe -- Russia, France,
and the U.S. -- are currently mediating in the peace negotiations.