Iranian MFA: Iran-Armenia ties are at highest level
Visiting spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry Ramin Mehmanparast discussed ways to promote bilateral trade and tourism cooperation with Armenia in a meeting Monday with Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, IRNA reported.
The two also exchanged views on major regional and international developments.
“Iran favors best ties with regional states, specially its neighbors,” said the spokesman, noting that Iran-Armenia ties were at the highest level.
He also said that Tehran-Yerevan cooperation in the fields of economic, cultural and tourism activities should be promoted to the same level as their political cooperation.
He added that Iran’s and Armenia’s support for each other’s views at the international circles has indicated that the two capitals enjoyed excellent relations.
Mehmanparast said that promotion of Tehran-Yerevan multi-lateral cooperation in the region was another move to further strengthen bilateral ties.
Shavarsh Kocharyan, for his part, said that Yerevan favored regional peace and security and believed that Iran played a crucial role in promotion of regional stability and peace.
Kocharyan also underlined the need to promote Tehran-Yerevan economic cooperation.