"THE REASON FOR EARLY DEPARTURE OFTHE IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAY BE AN INVASION OF KURDISH REBELS INTO IRANIAN TERRITORY"

Panorama.am
19:25 23/10/2007

The Armenian reporters asked political analyst Sergey Shaqaryants
about the abrupt termination of Iranian president’s visit to Armenia
and his swift return to motherland. In this relation he said that
part of American program may have started to come true, that is, some
Kurdish detachments have violated Iran-Iraq border. In his words,
Iran has earlier said it is ready to withstand Iranian invasion by
Kurdish groups.

"Such attempts were made in 2006, May-June, and the detachments that
violated the border were punished," the analyst said, also saying
that at that time the leadership of Iran met with Kurd leaders of
Iraq Talaban and Barzani and engaged in "great political work."

"This may be the cause why the Iranian president stopped its official
visit to Armenia so swiftly. A Kurdish group that may have entered the
territory of Iran is a danger for the country and in case of threat,
according to rules of Iran, all first persons must be in the country
and take a common decision," Shaqaryants shared this opinion.