Iranian Government News
 Thursday
Iran, Armenia to Share Experience on Rescue, Relief Operations
Tehran: The IRIB has issued following news:
Senior Iranian and Armenian officials in a meeting in Yerevan on
Tuesday agreed to expand mutual cooperation between the two countries
in the fields of emergency services.
The agreement was reached between Head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society
Amir Mohsen Ziayee and Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration
and Development Davit Lokyan in the Armenian capital agreed to start
cooperation in the field of rescue and relief operations.
During the meeting, both sides explored ways to broaden Tehran-Yerevan
cooperation in the field of emergency services.
Ziayee describing the Iran-Armenia relations in the field as
important, and said confronting natural disasters and sharing
experiences are priorities for rescue and relief cooperation.
Lokyan, for his part, described the Iranian side’s suggestions as
valuable and echoed the call for extensive ties on rescue and relief
between the two countries.
The two sides agreed on exploring the grounds to expand mutual
cooperation in the field between Tehran-Yerevan in the joint upcoming
meetings.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Yerevan and his talks with
his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan last winter paved the way for
expanding cooperation between the two countries.