IRAN-ARMENIA MILITARY COOPERATION NOT AIMED AT THIRD COUNTRIES
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.11.2007 18:55 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Iran-Armenia military cooperation is not aimed at
third countries, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar
before departing for Yerevan.
"Iran’s policy implies all-round cooperation with states of the
region and the visit to Armenia will be held in the framework of
this policy," he said pointing at political, economic and cultural
cooperation with Armenia.
"I am hopeful that my trip will convey a new impulse to the
relationship between the two states, specifically in the defense
sector. Iran attaches great importance to peace, stability and
security in the region and we comprehend the necessity of such visits
for strengthening relations with all states of the region," he said,
RIA Novosti reports.
The Iranian delegation will meet with Armenian President Robert
Kocharian, Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan and Defense Minister Mikael
Harutyunyan. On Wednesday, they will attend the Matenadaran, Blue
Mosque and the Armavir brigade of the RA Defense Ministry. On Thursday,
they will look in the Military Institute after Vazgen Sargsyan and
visit Holy Echmiadzin