Armenia's government has approved an interstate agreement with Iran on cooperation in veterinary medicine at today's meeting.

The agreement is designed to help develop bilateral cooperation in the prevention, control and monitoring of animal diseases, the government press service said.

It said the document provides for stimulating interaction on data exchange between research and scientific centers of the two countries in the field of preventing and eliminating animal diseases, as well as for exchange of information on legislation and procedures for control of  import, export and transit of veterinary cargo, ARKA reported.