ARMENIAN-IRANIAN COOPERATION UNDERGOES ASCENDING DEVELOPMENT
Noyan Tapan
April 30, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 30, NOYAN TAPAN. During the April 30 meeting of Serge
Sargsian, the President of the Republic of Armenia, and Seyed Ali
Saghayian, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia,
the two parties stressed the strategic important significance of the
relations of the two countries and mentioned with satisfaction that
due to joint efforts, the Armenian-Iranian cooperation is undergoing
ascending development.
Serge Sargsian described the bilateral relations as stable and
developing mentioning that Armenia is resolute in expanding the
framework of the cooperation. He especially attached importance
to the productive process of the programs being implemented in the
sphere of energetics, as well as considered as primary the increase
of commodity circulation volumes and promotion of cooperation between
private sectors.
According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA
President’s Press Office, during the meeting they also touched upon
regional problems and the Karabakh conflict regulation process. The
interlocutors were of the same opinion about the fact that the region
is a rather complex one and the efforts of the countries should be
directed at the regional stability and security.
Serge Sargsian welcomed the balanced position of Iran on the regulation
issue of the Karabakh conflict. He once again mentioned that Armenia
is for the peaceful settlement of the problem: within the framework
of international law and in conformity with the self-determination
right of people.