Iranian Government News Thursday Iran, Armenia to Share Experience on Rescue, Relief Operations Tehran: The IRIB has issued following news: Senior Iranian and Armenian officials in a meeting in Yerevan on Tuesday agreed to expand mutual cooperation between the two countries in the fields of emergency services. The agreement was reached between Head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society Amir Mohsen Ziayee and Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Development Davit Lokyan in the Armenian capital agreed to start cooperation in the field of rescue and relief operations. During the meeting, both sides explored ways to broaden Tehran-Yerevan cooperation in the field of emergency services. Ziayee describing the Iran-Armenia relations in the field as important, and said confronting natural disasters and sharing experiences are priorities for rescue and relief cooperation. Lokyan, for his part, described the Iranian side’s suggestions as valuable and echoed the call for extensive ties on rescue and relief between the two countries. The two sides agreed on exploring the grounds to expand mutual cooperation in the field between Tehran-Yerevan in the joint upcoming meetings. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Yerevan and his talks with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan last winter paved the way for expanding cooperation between the two countries.