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In the opening ceremony of the 16th Iran-Armenia Joint Trade and Economic Committee meeting in Tehran on Monday, Farhad Yazdandoust, the advisor to the Iranian minister of energy for international affairs, called on the two countries to overcome the existing challenges facing development of relations, IRNA news agency reported.

"Undoubtedly, Iran and Armenia have deep political and historic, friendly ties,” the Iranian official said.

Referring to some of the key challenges facing the two countries' economic and trade cooperation, he stated: "It is imperative that the challenges of the economic and commercial relations between Iran and Armenia be examined and resolved by the efforts of the representatives of the two countries."

Voicing assurances that with the effort and goodwill, today, a leap in economic relations and trade will be provided, Yazdandoust said the most important issues of bilateral cooperation this year is accelerating the implementation of Iran’s third line of electricity transmission to Armenia, taking an extra effort to prevent pollutants in Aras River, setting up regular systems for recycling and waste water treatment of copper mines of Armenia’s Agarak, finalizing agreements related to the hydroelectric power station brain and barter, enabling free zones, as well as scientific and tourism cooperation.