Ambassador: Iran was always and will be with Armenia

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Feb 15 2008

Ambassador: Iran was always and will be with Armenia

YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. Iran always was and will be with
Armenia, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic to Armenia Seyed Ali
Saghayan said at his meeting with the Speaker of the Armenian
Parliament Tigran Tororsian.

The Iranian diplomat appreciated the level of Armenia-Iran relations
`which can serve an example to other countries’ and assured that he
will do his best to develop the interstate relations.
Saghayan reported his productive meetings with Armenia’s President,
the Prime-Minister and a number of government officials.

The Ambassador also conveyed regards of the Iranian Speaker Golham
Ali Haddad-Adel to his Armenian counterpart and confirmed the
invitation to Torosian to visit Teheran after the parliament
elections in Iran.

In his turn, the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament pointed out the
stable development of Armenia-Iran relations regardless of the
regional and world trends. Torosian said the sound cooperation in the
areas of transport and energy demonstrates the good results of the
development of bilateral relations.

The Speaker considered Armenia-Iran cooperation exemplary in the
region and in the world and appreciated the friendly relations
between the two states the two peoples with different religions.

Torosian wished his Iranian colleague, the members of the parliament
and the people of Iran success in the upcoming parliamentary
elections. He also expressed confidence that the Ambassador’s efforts
will promote development of the relations and confirmed his readiness
to provide assistance in parliament-related matters. -0