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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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PRESS RELEASE
20-07-2007
Minister Oskanian Receives Iranian Foreign Minister
Manouchehr Mottaki
Manouchehr Mottaki, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran and
President of the Intergovernmental Committee on Armenian-Iranian Relations
Coordination, was in Armenia for the 7th Joint Session of the
Intergovernmental Commission on Armenian-Iranian Relations, and met with
Minister Oskanian.
Greeting the guest, the Armenian Foreign Minister expressed high
appreciation of the existing bilateral relations. The two colleagues agreed
that the relations are an expression of the friendly cooperation of the last
15 years and are producing results in a variety of sectors.
Minister Mottaki briefly spoke of the work that the bilateral commission had
already concluded the same morning, mentioning that it was notable for
detailed discussions of several important economic projects.
Afterwards the ministers shared thoughts on regional issues and Armenia’s
and Iran’s relations with neighbors. Minister Oskanian spoke of the
development of democratic processes in Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia’s
assessment of the latest developments in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement
process.
At Minister Oskanian’s request, Minister Mottaki spoke about the process of
negotiations surrounding Iran’s nuclear projects. He repeated that Iran
sought regulation of discords exclusively through negotiations and that the
solution of the problem lay within the framework of the International Atomic
Energy Agency.