Iran, Armenia keen to cooperate in health, medical sectors

Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
July 11 2006

Moscow, July 11, IRNA
Iran-Lankarani-Armenia

Iranian Minister of Health Kamran Baqeri Lankarani on Tuesday conferred
with the Armenian health and energy ministers in Yerevan on cooperation
in various fields.

At the meeting with Armenia’s Health Minister Norayer Davidyan,
the Iranian minister and his Armenian counterpart exchanged views on
cooperation in various domains including health, treatment, medical
equipment as well as exchange of scientific, educational and research
information.

Stressing the significance of strengthening ties in different sectors,
the Armenian minister called for collaboration between the organs
and institutes of the two sides involved in health and medical issues.

In another meeting, Lankarani and Armenian Energy Minister and Head of
Iran-Armenia Economic Commission, Armen Movsisyan, reiterated the need
to expand cooperation in various health, treatment and medical fields.

For his part, Movsisyan urged the need to pursue the bilateral health
and medical ties within the framework of the joint economic commission
and called for implementation of the agreements mutually reached in
medical, health and treatment areas.

Lankarani briefed the Armenian minister on Iran’s potentials and
progress in these fields and declared the country’s readiness for
broadening of collaboration on medicine, medical equipment and
health issue.

Iran’s health minister heading a delegation is currently on a working
visit to the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress