Iranian, Armenian presidents sign cooperation agreement

Mediamax news agency
8 Sep 04

Yerevan, 8 September: The Armenian and Iranian presidents, Robert
Kocharyan and Mohammad Khatami, today signed a treaty in Yerevan on the
principles and foundations of cooperation between their two countries.

The leaders of the two states also adopted a joint statement describing
the Iranian president’s visit to Iran as “the beginning of a new stage”
in bilateral relations, Mediamax news agency reports.

“Having discussed recent events in the region and having exchanged
opinions on the Nagornyy Karabakh settlement process, the presidents
stressed the need to resolve this issue peacefully,” the statement
says.