IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVISAGED LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROGRAMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO FURTHER DEEPENING OF ARMENIAN-IRANIAN FRIENDSHIP
Noyan Tapan
Apr 15, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On the second day of RA President
Serzh Sargsyan’s official visit to Iran, on April 14, he met with
IRI National Security Supreme Council Secretary Said Jalili. The
interlocutors expressed satisfaction with relations developing
dynamically between the two friendly countries in an atmosphere of
mutual confidence since independence, high-level political dialogue
and rich agenda of cooperation.
They highly evaluated success recorded in energy, transport, economic,
and other spheres and expressed confidence that the implementation
of envisaged large-scale infrastructural programs will contribute
to further deepening of Armenian-Iranian relations. S. Sargsyan and
S. Jalili attached importance to close cooperation between the two
countries’ National Security Councils.
S. Sargsyan also met with IRI spiritual leader Seyyed Ali Khamene
in Tehran.
The sides expressed confidence that only a region based on peace,
stability, and mutually beneficial cooperation can bring prosperity and
development to all peoples living there. Highly assessing Seyyed Ali
Khamene’s contribution to strengthening of Armenian-Iranian relations,
S. Sargsyan thanked the Iranian spiritual leader for his considerate
attitude in the issue of preservation of Armenian historic-cultural
values in that country.
S. Sargsyan’s and Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s joint press
conference took place the same day. Summing up the two-day discussions,
they highly assessed official visit’s results, the evidence of
which is signed agreements on cooperation in spheres of economy,
energy, transport, trade and banking spheres and on implementation
of large-scale programs.
Within the framework of the official visit S. Sargsyan also visited
the tomb of IRI founding leader ayatollah Khomeyni, laid a wreath to
his grave and made notes in the register of tomb’s guests of honor.
According to the report of the RA President’s Press Office,
S. Sargsyan’s two-day official visit to Iran was concluded by a meeting
with nearly 3000 representatives of Iranian Armenian community held
in Tehran’s Ararat sport and concert complex.