ARMENIA AND IRAN ARE GOING TO CONDUCT CONSULTATIONS ON COOPERATION IN THE SPHERE OF NATIONAL SECURITY

ArmInfo
2008-07-09 20:21:00

Iran suggest conducting political consultations between the national
security services of Armenia and Iran, the deputy foreign minister
of Iran Alireza Sheikh-Attar said on behalf of the national security
secretary of Iran Said Jalil during his meeting with the national
security secretary of Armenia Artur Baghdassaryan.

According to the source, Artur Baghdassaryan positively assessed
this suggestion. Furthermore, he was officially invited to Iran. The
meeting covered a wide spectrum of issues related to Armenian-Iranian
cooperation, as well as regional security.

The deputy foreign minister of Iran pointed out the significance of
Armenia’s role in the region and stressed that Iran considers Armenia
to be an important partner and intends to promote cooperation as much
as possible.

The interlocutors discussed issues of cooperation in the spheres of
security, transport and energy.

For his part, Artur Baghdassaryan emphasized Iran’s role for Armenia,
particularly, in hard times for the country’s economy, and expressed
hope that the mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation between the
countries will continue developing and deepening.