
Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Visits Ararat Province
Welcoming the Iranian Ambassador, the Governor of Ararat said that he attaches importance to the development and deepening of bilateral relations.
Welcoming the Iranian Ambassador, the Governor of Ararat said that he attaches importance to the development and deepening of bilateral relations.
He said that one of the important topics discussed during the 17th Armenian-Iranian Inter-Governmental Session were the energy agreements, including gas swap.
Negotiations for gas swap from Turkmenistan to Armenia through Iran have started and soon due to high capacity of Iran’s gas distribution network will achieve good results in this regard
In his congratulatory message on Wednesday, Raisi described historical and cultural ties as well as friendly relations between people of the two countries over the past three decades "as a strong and reliable ground" for expanding and promoting comprehensive relations between the two countries in line with strengthening peace, stability, and security in the region.
Welcoming the guests, the RA NA President expressed conviction that the visit of the Friendship Group would be of practical significance for the Armenian-Iranian close relations for the benefit of the further strengthening of the inter-parliamentary cooperation.
Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet with Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian, caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and caretaker foreign minister Ara Aivazian during his upcoming visit to Armenia
The situation as a result of Azerbaijan’s provocations carried out in Armenia’s border provinces was touched upon.
During the meeting Mr.Toumanian briefed Mr. Araqchi regarding the situation and recent developments in Armenia and Artsakh after the adoption of the trilateral peace deal statement signed by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
Mkhitar Hayrapetyan—Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport—became the head of the NA Armenia-Iran Friendship Group
The Foreign Minister of Armenia underlined Armenia's readiness to continue close cooperation with all its partners towards the regional stability and security.
Reference was also made to the prospects of joint efforts in railway communications, high technologies, customs, science and tourism.
During prime minister Nikol Pashinyan’s official visit to Iran high ranking talks took place with the Iranian authorities including the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei, the latter not always willing to receive foreign leaders.
After the official national anthems of the two countries had been played, Nikol Pashinyan and Hassan Rouhani welcomed the members of the two delegations and started their high-level talks.
During the meeting the interlocutors discussed the programs carried out so far in the IT and telecommunications sector and the future cooperation prospects.
Armenia openly speaks about the worries in connection with the sanctions imposed against Iran, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan told reporters on Tuesday.
Armenia was the 62nd exporter of goods to Iran over the four months. The imports mainly included sheep, vehicles and diesel engines.
Earlier, on April 17, a decision was made during an open session of the Iranian Majlis to start urgent discussions over the construction of the HPPs in cooperation with Armenia.
The representatives of the IRI Majlis have assured that the Iranian legislation is liberal which gives wide opportunity to deepen the effective cooperation in the debated spheres. It has been reaffirmed that the Iranian side is ready to debate and create new opportunities in all spheres.
DFA stressed that “for Iranian entrepreneurs doing business in Armenia will be by 23% more affordable with more skilled labor and financial sustainability.”
The transport ministry of Armenia has gone one step ahead in the negotiations with investors for construction of the Iran-Armenia railway.
The results of the dynamic cooperation between Tehran and Yerevan as well as the further steps were discussed during the Iranian President’s visit to Armenia. It is expected that Armenian President’s visit to Iran in 2017 will give new impetus to the strengthening of the Armenian-Iranian relations.
We view the Republic of Armenia as a friendly country and we desire to further warm up and develop our bilateral relations.
There are 32 other Iranian nationals still imprisoned in Armenia.
The distortion of the Iranian position by Azerbaijan aims to harm the Armenian-Iranian relations,spreading negative sentimentս among the Armenian public.
According to the document, the citizens of Armenia and Iran without entry visas can be in Iran up to 90 days in 180-day-period.
The official recounted that bitumen, oil, industrial lubricants, and soybean oil were among the major articles exported from Iran to Armenia while on the opposite direction sheep, waste aluminum and cast-iron were the major items imported.
It is not excluded that after boosting economic cooperation, Iran and Armenia will focus on military cooperation. Taking into consideration common strategic interests of Armenia and Iran in the region, as well as their common position on number of issues, cooperation in military sphere will be more than natural.
The RA president and Eshaq Jahangiri discussed the status of ongoing large energy and transport programs which are of crucial importance to the Armenian-Iranian collaboration, as well as the prospects for implementation of new initiatives in other mutually beneficial spheres, taking into account the broadening economic cooperation opportunities afforded by Armenia’s membership in the EAEU.
The interlocutors next touched upon Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran-EEU relations. Prime Minister Abrahamyan said Armenia may provide a good platform for cooperation and expressed readiness on behalf of the Armenian government to promote a dialogue between Iran and the EEU on economic matters. Then the co-chairs of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission reported...
It is obvious that the Armenian-Iranian relations are developing dynamically, but the potential of this cooperation is, of course, more. Armenia should significantly increase its efforts in order to realize the full potential.
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