RA President: “Armenia views Iran as a reliable partner”
President Serzh Sargsyan today received the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Manouchehr Mottaki, who has arrived in Armenia to participate in the 9th sitting of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation.
President Sargsyan welcomed Minister Mottaki's visit to our country and said he attaches great importance to the activity of the Intergovernmental Commission. "You now that we attach great importance to the relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. You know that we view you as a reliable partner and a country, which plays a pivotal role in the region. Therefore, the development and deepening of bilateral relations proceeds from our interests," President Sargsyan said.
The interlocutors stressed the political will to deepen the existing multifaceted relations between the two countries, noting that the friendship between the two countries has a rich history and good prospects of development.
President Sargsyan underlined that "the great work done over the past years, as well as the implementation of joint projects in the fields of energy and infrastructures will considerably contribute to the further expansion of trade-economic relations and will serve as an additional impulse for the deepening of the Armenian Iranian friendship.
During the meeting reference was made to the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, the urgent issues of security and stability in the region, as well as the latest developments and perspectives of settlement of the Artsakh issue.
Serzh Sargsyan expressed gratitude to the Iranian side for its balanced position on the Karabakh issue.
