ACCORDING TO ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, REDUCTION IN DURATION OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT’S VISIT HAS NO POLITICAL IMPLICATION

Noyan Tapan
Oct 24, 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The reduction in the duration of
the Iranian president Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Armenia has no
political implication, the foreign minister of the RA Vartan Oskanian
stated in the RA National Assembly on October 24. According to him,
the Iranian president left only 1.5 hours earlier than was scheduled,
due to which he did not pay some of the planned visits, including
visits to Tsitsernakaberd, the Blue Mosque and the National Assembly.

Commenting on the statement of M. Ahmadinejad that his visit to
Armenia laster longer than was scheduled, Vartan Oskanian noted that
it was so "in terms of contents". The minister said that visit went
successfully. "I can say that there was a serious meaningful dialog,
with agreements being reached on programs of strategic importance:
everybody will be informed about it in the near future and the results
will become evident," V. Oskanian stated.