TEHRAN: Iran, Armenia To Broaden Mutual Cooperation

IRAN, ARMENIA TO BROADEN MUTUAL COOPERATION

Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
Sept 25 2007

Armenian Ambassador to Tehran Karen Nazarian conferred here Tuesday
with the Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy
Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi on expansion of cooperation between
the two countries.

According to the Information and Media Bureau of Majlis, at the
meeting, Boroujerdi highlighted the significant role of parliaments in
consolidating ties among countries and said expansion of parliamentary
relations would help bolster all-out ties between the two states.

Referring to exchange of views between the two sides’ officials,
he said such consultations have played effective role in broadening
mutual relations.

Expressing satisfaction with the current level of mutual relations,
he said there are huge untapped potentials which should be explored
for broadening of economic, cultural and political ties between the
two countries.

Iranian Majlis supports expansion of all-out relations between the
two countries, he pointed out.

The Armenian ambassador, for his part, underlined that the Armenian
officials are determined to further bolster ties with Tehran in
various fields.

Calling the two sides parliamentary ties as very good, he said Armenia
has formed a parliamentary friendship group to encourage development
of ties with Tehran.

The Armenian ambassador submitted to Boroujerdi a message from the
Armenian parliament speaker to his Iranian counterpart and voiced
his country’s readiness to broaden parliamentary cooperation with Iran.