ARMENIAN SPEAKER URGES EXPANSION OF TIES WITH IRAN
Islamic Republic News Agency
Oct 23 2007
Iran
Chairman of the Armenia National Assembly, Tigran Torossian, here
on Tuesday called for further expansion of parliamentary relations
with Tehran.
In a meeting with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, he also
underscored the need for promotion of political, economic and cultural
ties between the two states.
For his part, the Iranian president said expansion of Tehran-Yerevan
parliamentary cooperation would bring the two nations closer together.
Ahmadinejad, heading a high ranking delegation, arrived in Yerevan
on Monday on a two-day official visit.
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and a number of other senior
officials are accompanying President Ahmadinejad in this visit.
The Iranian president conferred with his Armenian counterpart Robert
Kocharian on issues of mutual interest as well as the latest regional
and international developments on Monday.
He also delivered a speech at Yerevan University where he received
an honorary PhD and a medal.
The Iranian president exchanged views with Iranian nationals residing
in Armenia Tuesday morning.