TEHRAN: Armenia premier says Yerevan keen on ties with Tehran

Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
Feb 14 2008

Armenia premier says Yerevan keen on ties with Tehran

Moscow, Feb 14, IRNA

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan said that his country attaches
importance to the expansion of ties with Iran.

In a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Yerevan Ali Saqayian, the
premier pointed to deep-rooted ties between the two countries and
stressed the necessity to complete projects underway and provide new
strategies leading to further bolstering of relations.

He expressed hope ties between Tehran and Yerevan would boost in the
future.

The Iranian diplomat, for his part, said he would do his utmost to
promote mutual relations.

The two sides stressed that Iran and Armenia enjoy potential to boost
cooperation in the fields of energy, transport, science, education
and culture.