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IRAN SAYS CONFLICT WILL NOT AFFECT TIES WITH ARMENIA
Vestnik Kavkaza
Feb 2 2012
Russia
Tensions over Iran would not affect its ties with Armenia, Sayed
Ali Saygan, Iranian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to
Armenia, said, News Armenia reports.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Iran in late March 2011.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Yerevan in late
December 2011.
The ambassador emphasized that the two states have numerous economic
projects they continue realizing. The number of Iranian tourists
to Armenia grows every year. He reminded that Iran has been facing
sanctions since 1979, the year of the Islamic Revolution.
The US and a set of other Western states accuse Iran of developing
nuclear arms on the background of peaceful atom. Tehran denies all
accusations and insists that the nuclear program is to fulfill demands
for electricity.
Foreign ministers of 27 EU states met in Brussels on January 23
and approved the embargo on Iranian oil exports. The new package of
sanctions includes a gradual ban on imports of petroleum from Iran.
The embargo will come into full force on July 1.
From: A. Papazian
Vestnik Kavkaza
Feb 2 2012
Russia
Tensions over Iran would not affect its ties with Armenia, Sayed
Ali Saygan, Iranian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to
Armenia, said, News Armenia reports.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Iran in late March 2011.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Yerevan in late
December 2011.
The ambassador emphasized that the two states have numerous economic
projects they continue realizing. The number of Iranian tourists
to Armenia grows every year. He reminded that Iran has been facing
sanctions since 1979, the year of the Islamic Revolution.
The US and a set of other Western states accuse Iran of developing
nuclear arms on the background of peaceful atom. Tehran denies all
accusations and insists that the nuclear program is to fulfill demands
for electricity.
Foreign ministers of 27 EU states met in Brussels on January 23
and approved the embargo on Iranian oil exports. The new package of
sanctions includes a gradual ban on imports of petroleum from Iran.
The embargo will come into full force on July 1.
From: A. Papazian