OSKANYAN IN IRAN

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[01:15 pm] 18 December, 2006

At the invitation of Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of
Iran Manouchehr Mottaki, the delegation of RA Foreign Minister Vardan
Oskanyan visited Iran on December 17.

The Foreign Ministers of the two countries mentioned that after
the visit of the RA President to Iran several construction projects
are realized. The sides also discussed issues about perspectives of
enhancing cooperation in the energy field.

The Ministers referred to regional problems exchanging thoughts
about the developments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Near
East. Possibilities of cooperating in the international structures were
also discussed. Minister Oskanyan represented the recent developments
about the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan was also received by Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad. Referring to the historical-cultural friendship of the
two countries, the Foreign Minister underlined that the links are a
powerful ground for the development of the relations which form in
the atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.