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Iran's deals via Armenia not realistic-economist
news.am
August 21, 2012 | 22:41
YEREVAN. - It is hardly realistic to speak about the financial deals
of Iran carried out through Armenia to bypass the international
sanctions, economist Tatul Manaseryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am
commenting on the publication posted by Reuters.
According to him, Armenia will hardly be able to replace the deals
which Western banks carried out with Iran. In early August the British
Standard Chartered bank was accused of making deals with Iran
amounting to $250 billion, while the stocks of Armenian banks made
only about $333 million last December.
Besides, Armenia is dynamically developing relations with many
countries, even with Turkey, it is hardly realistic to speak about any
deviations from the international norms, the expert concluded.
`Such developments will endanger Armenia's relationship with the
developing and developed states. Armenia's relations with Iran were
positively perceived by the world community. This is the reason that
such projects as railway construction and gas pipeline, received no
direct or indirect objection of the international community,'
Manaseryan said.
In an article `Iran looks to Armenia to skirt sanctions' Reuters cited
the report by U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with the
sanctions against Tehran. The report said Iran is seeking ways to
bypass sanctions.
`One state bordering Iran informed the Panel of requests from Iran to
open new financial institutions,' the agency cited the report. The
article said several diplomats familiar with the report confirmed the
state is Armenia.
news.am
August 21, 2012 | 22:41
YEREVAN. - It is hardly realistic to speak about the financial deals
of Iran carried out through Armenia to bypass the international
sanctions, economist Tatul Manaseryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am
commenting on the publication posted by Reuters.
According to him, Armenia will hardly be able to replace the deals
which Western banks carried out with Iran. In early August the British
Standard Chartered bank was accused of making deals with Iran
amounting to $250 billion, while the stocks of Armenian banks made
only about $333 million last December.
Besides, Armenia is dynamically developing relations with many
countries, even with Turkey, it is hardly realistic to speak about any
deviations from the international norms, the expert concluded.
`Such developments will endanger Armenia's relationship with the
developing and developed states. Armenia's relations with Iran were
positively perceived by the world community. This is the reason that
such projects as railway construction and gas pipeline, received no
direct or indirect objection of the international community,'
Manaseryan said.
In an article `Iran looks to Armenia to skirt sanctions' Reuters cited
the report by U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with the
sanctions against Tehran. The report said Iran is seeking ways to
bypass sanctions.
`One state bordering Iran informed the Panel of requests from Iran to
open new financial institutions,' the agency cited the report. The
article said several diplomats familiar with the report confirmed the
state is Armenia.