IRANIAN, ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS CONFER

IRNA
Apr 13, 2009

Tehran, April 13, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held talks
with his visiting Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in Tehran on
issues of mutual interests Monday evening.

Sargsyan heading a high ranking political-economic delegation arrives
in Tehran on Monday.

He was officially welcomed by Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr
Mottaki.

The Armenian president is in Iran on an official two-day visit and
is to confer with high ranking Iranian officials on expansion of
mutual relations.

The Armenian president is to meet with the Supreme Leader of
the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad and a number of other high-ranking officials.

He is also expected to meet Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and Secretary
of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili.

The Armenian president and his entourage are to discuss expansion
of mutual relations, regional as well as global developments with
Iranian officials.

It is expected that that draft of a memorandum of understanding on
rail transport cooperation will be finalized during Sarkisian’s stay
in Tehran.

Mottaki and Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsesian last week called
for removal of barriers and expediting bilateral cooperation based
on previously signed agreements.