ROBERT KOCHARIAN RECEIVES AGRICULTURE MINISTER OF IRAN

AZG Armenian Daily
01/12/2006

Iran and Armenia have wide opportunities for developing bilateral
relations and fruitful cooperation in the sphere of agriculture,
Mohammad Reza Eskandari, Agriculture Minister of Iran, said at
the meeting with RA President Robert Kocharian, on Wednesday. RA
Government’s press-service informed that Mr. Eskandari highly estimated
the level of the Armenian-Iranian relations. He stated that the
agreement with RA Agriculture Ministry was signed within the framework
of Kocharian’s official visit to Iran in July 2006. Besides, he said
that the memorandum on mutual understanding will greatly contribute
to further cooperation of the two countries. The Iranian Minister
also dwelt on his experience of introducing a long-term program of
food security worked out by the Iranian Government. At the meeting,
the sides highly appreciated the economic relations between Armenia
and Iran and, particularly, emphasized the importance of extending
the interstate cooperation in the sphere of agriculture.