Fars News, Iran
Diplomat: Iran-Armenia Ties Strong, Friendly
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Kazzem Sajjadi lauded the good status of Tehran-Yerevan relations, describing the bilateral ties between the two neighboring counties as strong and friendly.
Sajjadi on Saturday praised the high-level relations between Iran and Armenia, adding that the two neighboring counties have always sided with each other in difficult times, Sajjadi said.
He made the remarks in a ceremony held to celebrate the Nowruz ceremony in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan.
The envoy referred to the recent Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's visit to Iran and described Iran and Armenia relations as friendly.
Commenting about the peaceful nature of Nowruz celebration, he said that the Iranian nation has always been peace-seeking and an advocate of regional and international peace.
Iran and Armenia have taken major strides in widening and deepening their relations in recent years, particularly in the economic sphere.
Late in February, Armenian Prime Minister Pashanyan visited Iran and in a meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani expressed the hope that his visit to Tehran would be a milestone in relations between the two countries, specially in economic fields.
Pashanyan welcomed development of economic relations with Iran, expressing the hope that his visit to Tehran would open a new chapter in the two countries' relations.
Pashanian also met with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei where Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that Tehran and Yerevan should endeavor to further broaden their relations and cooperation irrespective of Washington's pressures.