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IRANIAN POLITICIAN: AGGRAVATING SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN IRAN MAY CAUSE OUTFLOW OF ARMENIANS FROM THE COUNTRY
arminfo
Tuesday, November 20, 16:32
The severe international sanctions against Iran are causing serious
social problems in the country and may force the local Armenians to
emigrate to the United States, Canada, Australia or Europe, Iranian
PM Karen Khanlarian told Armenian journalists on Tuesday.
Armenia, according to him, is the last place where the Iranian
Armenians may want to go to should they have to leave Iran. "No more
than 10% of them may agree to move to Armenia," Khanlarian said.
He said that the international sanctions are not the only cause of
the social-economic crisis in Iran - for many years already the local
authorities have been quite inefficient in their economic activities,
simply, unlike their colleagues in Armenia, the Iranian MPs often
defy the regime's decisions.
As regards the political situation in Iran, Khanlarian said that it is
stable and increasingly active in view of the forthcoming presidential
elections. According to Khanlarian, the Iranian opposition has little
chances to win the elections due to internal contradictions. As
regards the Armenians, they stay away from electoral conflicts but
are very active voters.
Khanlarian said that there are almost 100,000 Armenians in Iran.
Concerning the so-called Iranian Azeris, he said that there are no
Azeris in the country. "We do have a province called Azerbaijan, but
it is a geographical name only. The people living there are Iranians,
who write and speak in either Persian or Arabic and have nothing to
do with the Azeris living in the neighboring country," Khanlarian said.
From: Baghdasarian
arminfo
Tuesday, November 20, 16:32
The severe international sanctions against Iran are causing serious
social problems in the country and may force the local Armenians to
emigrate to the United States, Canada, Australia or Europe, Iranian
PM Karen Khanlarian told Armenian journalists on Tuesday.
Armenia, according to him, is the last place where the Iranian
Armenians may want to go to should they have to leave Iran. "No more
than 10% of them may agree to move to Armenia," Khanlarian said.
He said that the international sanctions are not the only cause of
the social-economic crisis in Iran - for many years already the local
authorities have been quite inefficient in their economic activities,
simply, unlike their colleagues in Armenia, the Iranian MPs often
defy the regime's decisions.
As regards the political situation in Iran, Khanlarian said that it is
stable and increasingly active in view of the forthcoming presidential
elections. According to Khanlarian, the Iranian opposition has little
chances to win the elections due to internal contradictions. As
regards the Armenians, they stay away from electoral conflicts but
are very active voters.
Khanlarian said that there are almost 100,000 Armenians in Iran.
Concerning the so-called Iranian Azeris, he said that there are no
Azeris in the country. "We do have a province called Azerbaijan, but
it is a geographical name only. The people living there are Iranians,
who write and speak in either Persian or Arabic and have nothing to
do with the Azeris living in the neighboring country," Khanlarian said.
From: Baghdasarian