Anti-Iran sanctions damaging Armenia economy: Armenian PM

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) -- Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said the U.S.-engineered sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic are damaging the economy of Armenia, Press TV reported. “International sanctions practically nullify our opportunities to work with Iran. This creates serious problems for Armenia,” Sargsyan said in an interview with Interfax on Monday. “At the same time we face problems exporting goods to the Middle East, which reduces the opportunities for diversification and creates more difficult conditions for competitiveness with higher transport fees,” the Armenian premier said. The illegal US-engineered sanctions have been imposed on Iran based on the unfounded accusation that the Islamic Republic is pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. Iran rejects the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. In addition, the IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence of divergence toward military objectives in Iran's nuclear energy program.