Armenian president due in Tehran on Monday

Armenian president due in Tehran on Monday

Tehran, April 12, IRNA – Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan heading a
high profile delegation is to pay an official two-day visit to Iran as
of Monday to confer with high ranking Iranian officials on expansion of
mutual relations.

The Armenian president is to meet the Supreme Leader of the Islamic
Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a
number of other high-ranking officials.

He is also expected to meet Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and Secretary
of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili.

Prior to his departure, the Armenian president said his country pursues
implementation of Iran-Armenia joint projects.

Speaking to reporters in Yerevan, he said the current global economic
meltdown left no impact on the joint projects being implemented by the
two countries.

During his stay, the draft of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on
railroad cooperation is expected to be finalized by the two presidents.