EXISTANCE OF DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING RELATIONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL TRUST BETWEEN AREMNIA AND IRAN STRESSED

ArmenPress
April 15 2009
Armenia

YEREVAN, APRIL 15, AREMNPRESS: On the second day of his official visit
to the Islamic Republic of Iran, on April 14 the Armenian President
Serzh Sargsian met with the Secretary of the Iranian National Security
Supreme Council Said Jalili.

Press service of Armenian President told Armenpress that S. Sargsian
and S. Jalili have with gratification stressed the dynamically
developing relations in the atmosphere of mutual trust between the two
states since the independence, the high level of political dialogue
as well as the saturated schedule of the cooperation.

The interlocutors highly assessed the successes registered in the
energy, transport, economy and other spheres and expressed confidence
that the implementation of the planned extended infrastructural
programs will contribute to the further enhancement of Armenian-Iranian
relationship. S. Sargsian and S. Jalili have stressed the importance
of a close relationship between the national security councils of
the two states.

In Tehran Serzh Sargsian also had a meeting with the spiritual leader
of Iran Islamic Republic Seyed Ali Khamene. The Armenian President and
the Iranian spiritual leader expressed confidence that only a region
which is based on peace, stability and mutually beneficial cooperation
can bring prosperity and development to the people living there.

Highly assessing the efforts of Seyed Ali Khamene in the issue of
consolidation of Armenian-Iranian relations the Armenian President
Serzh Sargsian expressed gratitude to the Iranian spiritual leader
for his considerate attitude towards the protection of Armenian
historical-cultural values.

Afterwards the Presidents Serzh Sargsian and Mahmud Ahmadinezhad,
summing up the two-day discussions in the invited press conference,
highly assessed the results of the official visit and agreements of
cooperation and implementation of extended programs in the economy,
energy, transport, trade and banking spheres signed with the presence
of the heads of two states testify of this.

Within the frameworks of the official visit Serzh Sargsian also
visited the mausoleum to the founder-leader of Iran Islamic Republic
ayatollah Khomeini, put flowers on his grave and made a note in the
register of the honorable guests.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsian finished his two-day official visit
to Iran with his speech delivered during his meeting with nearly 3000
representatives of Iranian-Armenian community in the Tehran "Ararat"
sport complex.