ARMENIA AND IRAN CONSIDER THEIR RELATIONS AS STRATEGIC
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 19 2007
YEREVAN, April 19. /ARKA/. Armenia and Iran consider their relations
as strategic, said President of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
(IRIB) Ezzatollah Zarghami during the conference in Yerevan.
He said that the approaches and prospects of both countries’ presidents
are identical and estimated as strategic.
"Armenian-Iranian relations have good prospects, and the efforts of the
high-ranking officials are directed to the deepening and development
of bilateral relations," Zarghami said.
He pointed out that in the economic sphere serious cooperation
programs are implemented, and some of these projects are on the
implementation stage.
He said that within his visit to Armenia he discussed with the
country’s officials the level of cooperation and prospects of
interaction in the media sphere.
Zarghami said that Iran has about 100 TV and Radio stations, many
of which are satellite broadcast. He pointed out that in this way
they can develop and deepen relations with neighboring countries,
especially with Armenia.
"New cooperation program will allow to prepare documentaries about
each country’s possibilities, particularly, in the sphere of economy,
as well as to create programs and films about historical-cultural
traditions and heritage of Armenia and Iran. It is the best way
to demonstrate one’s originality and unite the societies of both
countries," Zarghami said.
He visited Armenia on April 16 by the invitation of Alexan
Haroutiunian, Board Chairman of Armenia’s Public TV Channel, with
the aim of discussing the issues connected with the deepening of
Armenian-Iranian cooperation in TV sphere.