RA NSC SECRETARY CALLS ON IRAN FOR ACTIVE COOPERATION IN REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.11.2008 18:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Secretary of the National Security Council
Arthur Baghdassaryan told reporters in Tehran on Monday that Iran
and Armenia inked ten agreements on security, political and economic
cooperation, IRNA news agency reported.

Baghdasaryan said his talks with the Iranian officials were
"fruitful" and referred to his talks with the Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as "promising."

During a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Saeed Jalili, he said
that Armenia supports Iran’s "civilian nuclear program," said the
report.

Hailing Iran’s positions on the region’s critical issues, Baghdasaryan
called on Iran to actively cooperate in Caucasus security issues.

"Iran’s basic policy seeks practical support for promoting regional
peace and preventing crisis," Jalili said, adding that "cross-regional
forces’ interference only creates crisis and regional issues need to
be settled only by regional countries."

In the meantime, Jalili said that "Tehran and Yerevan enjoy
longstanding historical and friendly ties. Therefore, they can develop
those ties."