Iran: Armenian president calls for closer ties with Iran

Armenian president calls for closer ties with Iran

IRNA news agency, Tehran
28 Jun 04

Yerevan, 28 June: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan in the meeting
with Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Farhad Koleyni on Monday [28 June]
called for expansion of Tehran-Yerevan ties.

During the meeting which took place at the end of Koleyni’s tenure,
the two sides discussed mutual cooperation in political, security and
economic fields aiming to restore stability to the region.

Kocharyan called for further Tehran-Yerevan cooperation compared to
the past and stressed the necessity of steady development of the
region.

He assessed the upcoming visit of President Mohammad Khatami to
Armenia as a “turning point” in bilateral ties and a step towards
bolstering mutual relations. He hoped that Khatami’s visit would bear
fruitful results.

President Khatami is schedule to pay an official visit to Armenia in
September.