RELATIONS BETWEEN YEREVAN AND TEHRAN ARE TRANSPARENT AND OPEN

armradio.am
04.12.2007 15:15

Asked about the concerns of the United States connected with
the increasing cooperation between Yerevan and Tehran, RA Foreign
Minister Vartan Oskanian said in an interview with Russian Komersant:
"Our relations with neighbors are based on the principle of finding
points of coincidence of interests of our partners, simultaneously
understanding both their interests and concerns. Our relations
with Iran are on a high level. It could not be different; first
of all we are neighbors. We have deep historic ties and today we
have common economic interests. These relations are important for
Armenia’s security. Over the past years we have accomplished a
number of economic projects of strategic importance, among which I
would point to the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline. That is why I think no
country can be worried about the level of Armenian-Iranian relations,
since these are transparent and open and develop within the framework
of international commitments, and why not, take into consideration
the interests of countries important to us like the US and Russia,
as well as the European Union. Sure, the situation around the nuclear
programs of Iran is complex and strained, but it’s not enough for
implementing changes in our foreign policy," Vartan Oskanian said.