KAREKIN II: “ARMENIAN-IRANIAN COOPERATION SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS IN THE WHOLE REGION”

YEREVAN, August 5 (Noyan Tapan). According to the Information System
of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, on August 4, Catholicos of All
Armenians Karekin II received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Armenia Ali Reza Haqiqian in his
residence in Etchmiadzin. The Supreme Patriarch expressed hope that
the warm traditions of cooperation with the Embassy of Iran formed
since the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Armenia
and Iran will also continue in the future. “We are sure that
Armenian-Iranian cooperation should contribute to the development of
warm relations and effective cooperation not only between the two
peoples, but also in the whole region,” mentioned the Catholicos.
Ambassador Ali Reza Haqiqian in his turn gave assurance that all his
steps will be directed at the strengthening of close and friendly
relations between the two peoples. The Ambassador also mentioned that
being from Isfahan he knows the Armenian religion and the life of the
Armenian people from childhood.