ARMENIAN EX-PRESIDENT PAYS PRIVATE VISIT TO IRAN
news.am
Jan 22 2010
Armenia
There is nothing extraordinary in that the ex-president Robert
Kocharyan has visited Iran, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
stated at his meeting with journalists.
Ex-presidents often visit foreign states, he said. "The matter
concerns his statement that Armenia is for developing relations with
Iran. It was stated when Robert Kocharyan was Armenian President and
is being stated now. Armenia is seeking to strengthen relations with
its neighbor," Nalbandian said.
He stated that Kocharyan paid a private visit to Iran at the invitation
of the country’s authorities, and the Armenian side was officially
informed. Minister Nalbandian reported that the Armenian-Iranian
relations are dynamically developing. "Iranian Foreign Minister
Manouchehr Mottaki is to arrive in Armenia on January 26. The
Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission will hold a meeting
here," Nalbandian said.
NEWS.am reminds readers that the Armenian ex-president reportedly
held meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iranian
FM Manouchehr Mottaki in Iran.