SITTING OF THE ARMENIAN-IRANIAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION DUE IN YEREVAN JULY 20

armradio.am
17.07.2007 15:08

July 20 the 7th sitting of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental
Commission will take place in Yerevan. On this occasion the Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Iran Manouchehr Mottaki, who is the co-chair of
the Iranian side, will arrive in Armenia. A memorandum of understanding
will be signed at the end of the sitting.

"The Iranian side assumed the co-chairmanship of the commission
on the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since we are not
satisfied with the current volume of economic relations," Head of
the General Board of Economic Cooperation of the Iranian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Seyid Mahdi Mirabutalibi said during the sitting of
the expert group of the intergovernmental commission. He expressed
hope that positive results will be registered at the 7th sitting of
the Intergovernmental Commission. In his words, the political dialogue
between the two countries is on a high level, and serious steps need
to be taken to raise the economic cooperation to the same level.

"The authorities of the two countries are constantly speaking about the
volume of trade, but we do not manage to achieve tangible results. We
can reach results only in case of free trade. I think we must address
the issue right now," he noted.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress