Armenian president says Iran is true friend

Moscow, April 5, IRNA — Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan told IRNA on
Sunday that Iran is Armenia’s true friend and the two countries enjoy
good political relations.

President Sarksyan made the remarks in a meeting with Iran’s Minister
of Road and Transportat Hamid Behbahani who is visiting Armenia at the
invitation of the country’s Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan.

Sarksyan referred to his upcoming visit to Iran and said he will hold
talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the political
and economic issues and review ways to develop Tehran-Yerevan ties.

He called for building railway link between the two countries which
would lead to boost trade exchange not only between Tehran and Yerevan
but also between the regional states.

Behbahani said for his part that the two countries enjoy longstanding
friendly ties.

He conveyed President Ahmadinejad’s greetings to Sarksyan and added
that the Iranian president backs removal of any hindrance in the way of
Tehran-Yerevan cooperation.