IRAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASSURES HIS ARMENIAN COUNTERPART THAT TEHRAN INTENDS TO RESOLVE NUKE PROBLEM WITHIN FRAMES OF IAEA
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2007-07-20 16:31:00
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan and his Iranian college
Manouchehr Mottaki met on Friday. The Iranian minister is also Chairman
of Intergovernmental Commission for Coordination of Armenian-Iranian
Ties.
Armenian Foreign Ministry press-service reports that Vardan Oskanyan
welcomed the guest and highly appraised the bilateral ties. The
ministers stressed that the results of the countries’ friendly
relations of the last 15 years are reflected in the successes in
various spheres. Manouchehr Mottaki briefed on the work of the morning
session of the Bilateral Economic Commission. He said that a number of
important economic programmes were discussed at the session. Moreover,
the sides pointed out the preconditions for raising the commodity
turnover between Armenia and Iran.
The parties exchanged opinions on regional issues and the relations
with neighbours. Minister Oskanyan informed his colleague of the
democratic processes in NKR and Armenia’s assessment of Karabakh
peace process. At the request of the Armenian minister, Manouchehr
Mottaki presented the negotiations on Iranian nuke programme and the
latest results. He assured Minister Oskanyan that Tehran tries to
adjust differences exclusively through negotiations and to settle
the problem within the frames of IAEA.