The meeting between the prime minister and the Iranian president in Tehran (video)
Today RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani met in the residence of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Karen Karapetyan thanked for the hospitality and conveyed the greetings and wishes of Armenian President. "Armenia attaches great importance to warm and friendly relations with neighboring Iran, [and] which have centuries-old historical roots and are based on mutual interests. I can say with great pleasure that this bilateral cooperation continues to develop in an environment of mutual understanding," the Prime Minister said. Hassan Rouhani, welcoming the visit of Armenian Prime Minister to Iran, stressed that he is ready to support the initiatives of the governments of the two countries, as well as the implementation of joint programs. The interlocutors attached importance to the deepening and expansion of cooperation in several domains, in particular, energy, agriculture, information technology, tourism, Syunik and Aras Free Economic Zones, and also, the increasing trade between the two countries. The sides touched upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and regional issues. Karen Karapetyan noted that Armenia highly appreciates Iran's balanced approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which is one of the most important guarantees of regional peace and security.
