ARMENIAN-IRANIAN RELATIONS ONE OF PRIORITIES OF ARMENIA’S FOREIGN POLICY
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 6 2006
Yerevan, April 6. /ARKA/. Armenian-Iranian relations are one of the
priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy, RA Deputy Foreign Minister
Gegham Gharibjanyan told reporters.
“At present, we have good-neighborly relations with only two of
our four neighbors in the region, Iran and Georgia,” he said in his
welcoming address at the opening of the scientific conference “Iran:
look from Armenia”.
In this context, Gharibjanyan emphasized the importance of further
development of bilateral relations.
He also expressed hope that the bilateral trade, economic and cultural
relations will soon reach the level of political relations.
The conference participants discussed issues and prospects of
cultural, political and economic cooperation between Armenia and
Iran. The conference was organized by the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic)
University and the Iranian Embassy in Armenia.