ARMENIA, IRAN WILLING TO DEEPEN BILATERAL RELATIONS

armradio.am
27.01.2010 15:36

President Serzh Sargsyan today received the Foreign Minister of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, Manouchehr Mottaki, who has arrived in
Armenia to participate in the 9th sitting of the Armenian-Iranian
Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation.

President Sargsyan welcomed Minister Mottaki’s visit to our
country and said he attaches great importance to the activity of
the Intergovernmental Commission. "You now that we attach great
importance to the relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. You
know that we view you as a reliable partner and a country, which
plays a pivotal role in the region. Therefore, the development
and deepening of bilateral relations proceeds from our interests,"
President Sargsyan said.

The interlocutors stressed the political will to deepen the existing
multifaceted relations between the two countries, noting that the
friendship between the two countries has a rich history and good
prospects of development.

President Sargsyan underlined that "the great work done over the past
years, as well as the implementation of joint projects in the fields of
energy and infrastructures will considerably contribute to the further
expansion of trade-economic relations and will serve as an additional
impulse for the deepening of the Armenian Iranian friendship.

During the meeting reference was made to the normalization of the
Armenian-Turkish relations, the urgent issues of security and stability
in the region, as well as the latest developments and perspectives
of settlement of the Artsakh issue.

Serzh Sargsyan expressed gratitude to the Iranian side for its balanced
position on the Karabakh issue.