MOTTAKI URGES PROMOTION OF TEHRAN-YEREVAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION

Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
July 20 2007

Iran’s visiting Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on
Friday there are new horizons for growing economic relations and
cooperation between Iran and Armenia.

Mottaki, who is here to attend the Seventh Tehran-Yerevan Joint
Economic Cooperation Commission session as head of the Iranian side,
made the remark in a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Wartan
Oskanian.

He said Tehran-Yerevan ties have attained remarkable growth over
recent years.

Oskanian for his part termed the seventh Commission session as a move
for stronger bilateral ties.

Iran-Armenia transactions exceeds dlrs 200 million presently.