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ARMENIA FAVORS DIALOGUE, OPPOSES FORCE, OVER IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE
Press TV
April 3 2012
Iran
Armenia has expressed its opposition to any military aggression against
Iran over the country's nuclear energy program, reiterating that the
issue must be settled through diplomatic channels.
"Yerevan has time and again emphasized [the] need for solving Iran's
nuclear issue through dialogue at [the] international society,"
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at a joint press
conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Monday.
"Our position remains unchanged. Iran is our neighbor country, and
we are interested in excluding the use of force or ways other than
negotiations for the settlement of the issue," he added.
Lavrov also warned against the "grave" consequences of a military
strike on Iran over Tehran's nuclear energy program.
Lavrov noted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
inspectors "currently work at all nuclear objects of Iran and have
uncovered no illicit activities so far."
The United States, Israel and some of their allies accuse Tehran
of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program and
have used this pretext to push for four rounds of UN sanctions and
unilateral embargoes against the Islamic Republic.
Iran has refuted the allegations, arguing that as a signatory to the
nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the IAEA, Tehran is
entitled to the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
Press TV
April 3 2012
Iran
Armenia has expressed its opposition to any military aggression against
Iran over the country's nuclear energy program, reiterating that the
issue must be settled through diplomatic channels.
"Yerevan has time and again emphasized [the] need for solving Iran's
nuclear issue through dialogue at [the] international society,"
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at a joint press
conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Monday.
"Our position remains unchanged. Iran is our neighbor country, and
we are interested in excluding the use of force or ways other than
negotiations for the settlement of the issue," he added.
Lavrov also warned against the "grave" consequences of a military
strike on Iran over Tehran's nuclear energy program.
Lavrov noted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
inspectors "currently work at all nuclear objects of Iran and have
uncovered no illicit activities so far."
The United States, Israel and some of their allies accuse Tehran
of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program and
have used this pretext to push for four rounds of UN sanctions and
unilateral embargoes against the Islamic Republic.
Iran has refuted the allegations, arguing that as a signatory to the
nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the IAEA, Tehran is
entitled to the peaceful use of nuclear technology.