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As a friendly neighbor of Iran, Armenia sincerely wants talks on Iran’s nuclear program to be crowned with success, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said yesterday, on July 9, in Ufa during summits of BRICS, the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

According to the press service of Armenian president, Serzh Sargsyan delivered a speech in which he addressed the project aimed at unifying the Eurasian integration and the Silk Road Economic Belt initiative, which he said can interact harmoniously and ensure a new level of implementing large infrastructure and transport projects.

“In case of Armenia, the construction of Armenia-Iran railway may become such a project that could provide access of EEU countries to the Indian Ocean through the Persian Gulf. A feasibility study was already carried out, and the project is open to state-private partnership. We hope that companies of the countries present here will show interest,” the Armenian president said.

Referring to talks between Iran and the P5+1 Group over Iran’s nuclear program, Serzh Sargsyan said: “Taking the opportunity, I would like to express hope that talks on Iran’s nuclear program will be crowned with success. This will help strengthen international and regional security and stability and open up new opportunities for economic cooperation. As a friendly neighbor of Iran, Armenia sincerely wants it”.