Expert: In the light of sanctions against Iran Armenian diplomacy  should be flexible and proactive

ArmInfo.. The statements of the Armenian authorities, including those made after the visit of high-ranking US officials, indicate a change in the situation, and  that it's not easy to put pressure on Armenia, former Deputy Foreign  Minister of Armenia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  Arman Navasardyan announced on November 6 at a press conference in  Yerevan.  

According to him, the confrontation between Moscow and the  West, as well as geopolitical processes, testify to the  deliberateness of US actions towards Iran.  Speaking about the  actions of the Armenian side, Navasardyan expressed conviction that,  given the current political realities, Armenia should not change its  political relations with Iran. At the same time, the diplomat  considers that some changes in the economic component of the  Armenian-Iranian relations are acceptable.

At the same time, he expressed the conviction that the further steps  of the Armenian authorities would be dictated by geopolitical  processes. "But, in these circumstances, Armenian diplomacy must be  flexible and initiative," the expert concluded.

On November 5, new US sanctions against Iran entered into force.  Sanctions will cover oil exports.  Washington has previously  announced a goal to bring exports of Iranian oil to zero and  encouraged its buyers to abandon procurement. On Monday, the Finance  Ministry announced that the United States will add more than 700  individuals, organizations, aircraft and ships of Iran on the  sanctions list.

To recall, US President Donald Trump announced in May that Washington  was withdrawing from an agreement on nuclear program with Iran. He  also reported on the sanctions against Iran, including secondary  ones, that is, against other countries doing business with Iran. The  United States re-introduced part of the sanctions against Iran on  August 7. More substantial sanctions, which will cover oil exports,  entered into force on 5 November. Iran and the "six" international  mediators (Russia, USA, Britain, China, France, Germany) on July 14,  2015 reached a historic agreement on resolving the perennial problem  of the Iranian atom: the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan was adopted,  the implementation of which would result in cancelation of  previous  economic and financial sanctions by the UN Security Council, the  United States and the European Union.