Armenia backs Iran’s peaceful nuclear program

TEHRAN, April 30(MNA) - The Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on Sunday that his country supports Iran’s peaceful nuclear program. Nalbandian made the remarks in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran. The foreign minister also said Armenia approves of the Kofi Annan initiative on Syria. “We approve of Kofi Annan’s plan, support the international community, and hope that a solution will be found to the current situation in Syria,” he stated. Annan, the former UN secretary general, has put forward a six-point peace plan for ending the one-year crisis in Syria, which calls for a UN-supervised ceasefire by all parties, the withdrawal of soldiers and heavy weapons from cities, and the delivery of humanitarian assistance.