IRAN, ARMENIA ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT
Islamic Rep. News Agency IRNA
Oct 22 2007
Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Armenia issued a joint
statement on Monday to express concern about ongoing developments in
Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.
The joint statement was singed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and
his Armenian counterpart Robert Kocharian at the end of official
talks between the two presidents.
The statement called for restoration of stability and peace to Iraq,
Afghanistan and Palestine, non-proliferation of weapons of mass
destructions and respecting the rights of all countries such as Iran
to benefit from peaceful nuclear technology.
The statement also underlined the need for establishment and
consolidation of a stable and permanent peace in the region and
all-out cooperation for resolving regional conflicts.
It also called for expansion of economic cooperation between Iran
and Armenia and underlined the need to prepare suitable grounds for
making more investments in joint projects.
President Ahmadinejad heading a high ranking political and economic
delegation arrived in Yerevan on Monday.
The visit takes place upon an official invitation by his Armenian
counterpart.
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and a number of other senior
officials are accompanying President Ahmadinejad in this visit.
He will also make a keynote address at the Armenian National Congress.
President Ahmadinejad is scheduled to deliver a speech at Yerevan
University where he will receive an honorary PhD and a medal.
On the second day of his official visit, the Iranian president is to
exchange views with Iranian nationals residing in Armenia.