Interfax, Russia
Dec 23 2011
Heads of Armenia, Iran favor peace in region
YEREVAN. Dec 23
The presidents of Armenia and Iran Serzh Sargsian and Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad find the restoration of peace and stability in the South
Caucasus vital.
At the press service of the Armenian president Interfax was told that
the joint statement adopted at the end of the official visit of the
Iranian president to Armenia also says that the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict should be resolved peacefully and on the basis of fundamental
international norms and principles.
“The presidents also stressed the importance of the nonproliferation
of weapons of mass destruction and expressed their loyalty to the
nuclear nonproliferation treaty. They also spoke of the right of all
countries, including Armenia and Iran, to use nuclear energy for
peaceful purposes. The two leaders stressed the importance of settling
the Iranian nuclear problem by diplomatic peaceful ways on the basis
of talks,” the joint statement says.
The two presidents also expressed readiness for cooperation in
combating international terrorism and organized crime.
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