Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Khalil Shirgholami visited the National Assembly on October 12, having meetings with the newly formed factions of the parliament. The strengthening of Armenian-Iranian relations, regional communication channels and border security issues were at the core of the discussions.
The representatives of the parliamentary forces qualified the meetings as an accepted diplomatic practice, at the same time emphasizing the special nature of relations with Tehran.
Secretary of the opposition “Armenia” faction Artur Khachatryan according to him, relations with Iran cannot be compared with relations with any other country.
“We discussed issues of bilateral interest, issues of uninterrupted operation of the Armenia-Iran border, communication,” Khachatryan told reporters. Referring to the TRIPP transport project, the deputy noted that a wide range of issues were addressed, including regional communication channels.
For the Iranian side, the stability and resilience of Armenia is key. This was stated by the leader of the “Strong Armenia” faction Narek Karapetyanpresenting the details of the negotiations with the ambassador.
According to him, the parties talked about the activation of cooperation, and the diplomat specially emphasized how important it is for Iran to see a strong Armenia. As for the discussions about the TRIPP project, Karapetyan confirmed their existence, but added: “Yes, but I can’t make it public.”
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