FOREIGN MINISTERS OF ARMENIA AND IRAN MEET IN YEREVAN

armradio.am
20.07.2007 16:10

July 20 RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian received the Chairman
of the Intergovernmental Commission for Coordination of the
Armenian-Iranian Ties, the Foreign Minister of Iran Manouchehr
Mottaki. The latter heads the delegation of the Islamic Republic
of Iran participating in the 7th sitting of the Intergovernmental
Commission for Coordination of the Armenian-Iranian Ties.

Greeting the guest, the Foreign Minister highly assessed the
bilateral relations. The Ministers underlined that the results of
the cooperation between the two countries during the past 15 years
have become apparent today.

Minister Mottaki briefly presented the results of the Intergovernmental
Commission that took place in the morning, noting that it stood
out for the discussion of deep discussion of a number of economic
programs. It was underlined that all prerequisites exist today for
doubling the commodity turnover between Armenia and Iran.

The parties exchanged views on regional issues, relations with
neighbors of Armenia and Iran. Minister Oskanian presented the
democratization processes in Nagorno Karabakh, the assessments of
the latest developments around the Karabakh issue.

At the request of the Armenian side, Manouchehr Mottaki presented the
process and results of the talks on the nuclear programs of Iran. He
assured that Iran is trying to settle the existing discrepancies and
problems exceptionally through negotiations.