Will Sanctions On Iran Affect Armenia-Iran Relations?

Tert.am
21.04.10

The sanctions the international community may possibly impose on Iran
cannot affect Armenian-Iranian relations, Iranologist and Deputy
Director of Noravanq Foundation Sevak Sarukhanyan said at a press
conference today.

In his words currently Armenia and Iran are working on the
implementation of energy projects and therefore any pressure
the international community will exert on Iran cannot affect the
Armenian-Iranian energy cooperation.

According to Sarukhanyan the two countries are presently having "good"
relations, and that it is important that the two sides – in an attempt
to strengthen relations – to carry out the projects planned previously.

Iran is planning to build a new nuclear reactor in Armenia and put
into action the 5th energy unit of Hrazdan Thermo Power Plant.

In reference to recent regional developments Sarukhanyan said that
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict would see no serious progress in the
near future, while the Armenia-Turkey normalization would be stalled
to some extent.