FARS News Agency, Iran
Friday
Iran, Armenia Call For Boosting Political Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Armenian political experts in a meeting in
Yerevan called for broadening of political cooperation and partnership
between the two countries.
During the meeting in the Armenian capital on Thursday, political
experts from Noravank Scientific and Educational Center and Iran's
Institute for Political and International Studies shared their views
on the latest developments in Central Asia and Caucasus.
The two sides also stressed exchanging views on regional and
international developments.
They also welcomed joint research projects in various fields,
including politics, economy and culture.
In a relevant development in December 2016, Iran and Armenia signed
five memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the presence of Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargysyan
in Yerevan.
The MoUs included joint use of Nurduz-Meghri border gate, cooperation
in the field of emergency situations, tourism and museums as well as
youth and sports.
President Rouhani visited Armenia in December at the first leg of his
three-nation Eurasian tour aimed at strengthen ties and deepen
cooperation with neighboring and regional countries.
Iran and Armenia have been recently intensifying efforts to promote
their mutual relations.
The two countries announced in early August that they had lifted their
visa regime to enable their citizens to freely commute between the two
countries. The move is also expected to help boost ties between the
two countries.
Accordingly, Iranians and Armenians can cross the border without a
visa and stay for maximum 90 days within a 180-day period.
Iran is currently exporting natural gas to Armenia and is in return
importing electricity from the country to support demand in its
northern provinces.
Iran reportedly exports nearly one million cubic meters of natural gas
per day to Armenia. Officials in Tehran had previously said that the
volume could increase to as high as six million cubic meters per day.
