ARMENPRESS

PRIME MINISTER AND IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BOOSTING
COOPERATION

YEREVAN, MAY 6, ARMENPRESS: Prime minister Tigran
Sarkisian received today Iranian ambassador, Seyed Ali
Saghayan, for discussion of a wide scope of issues
relating to both countries’ efforts to expand their
partnership relationships.
The government press office said the two men
discussed also a set of other issues on launching new
projects along with those in process.
`The Islamic Republic of Iran gives its full
support to new president of Armenia and your
government. It also supports all directions which are
deemed as priorities by your government’s program,’
the ambassador was quoted by the government press
office as saying.
Both men agreed that the annual $200 million worth
trade and the economic partnership level in general
are not satisfactory failing to comply with high level
political relations between Iran and Armenia.
They both underlined the importance of mutual
investments and stepped up contacts between Iranian
and Armenian businessmen. They agreed also that the
existing cooperation between Armenian and Iranian
provinces can be expanded as well.
The ambassador spoke about two major international
events that will be hosted soon by Iran- an
international conference on transit transportation and
a conference on urban issues asking the Armenian prime
minister to send Armenian ministers to participate in
both.
The prime minister promised to send Armenian
transport and communication and urban ministers to
Tehran to take part in both events.
The two men then emphasized the opening of consular
services in Iranian Tebriz and Armenian Kapan. They
also referred to a joint session of the
Iranian-Armenian economic cooperation commission,
slated for summer. The ambassador stressed also
cooperation with countries in transition in the face
of global rise of food prices in terms of mitigating
its aftereffects. He said, particularly, that in this
context Iran and Armenia can expand their agricultural
cooperation.
`We are eager and we would do everything in our
power to deepen our relations with the neighboring
Iran and raise them to a higher level which stems from
both nations’ interests. On one hand that will beef up
our countries’ national security and on the other hand
it will promote economic progress,’ Tigran Sarkisian
said.