IRNA, Iran
January 8, 2005 Saturday 5:26 PM EST

Armenian minister stresses expansion of bilateral ties

Armenian Minister of Education and Science Sergo Yeritsen stressed
the need for offering facilities to Iranian students and solving
their problems.

Making the remarks while talking to reporters in Yerevan on Friday on
the threshold of his visit to Iran, he described bilateral ties as
good and expanding.

Referring to the presence of about 1,200 Iranian students in
Armenia`s universities, he stressed the need for solving their
problems.

He is to visit Iran from January 15-19.