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Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan praised Iran’s “principled and clear” stance on its borders after meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Yerevan on Thursday.

Speaking at a joint news conference, Mirzoyan said their meeting focused on the regional security and stability, adding he briefed his colleague on the developments regarding the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty.

“Of course, I touched upon the details and consequences of the large-scale aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia on September 13-14. I reaffirmed the imperative of the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, the release and repatriation of the Armenian prisoners of war illegally held in Azerbaijan, the clarification of the fate of victims of enforced disappearances and the observance of the ceasefire regime,” the Armenian FM noted.

“We agree that the issues between the countries of the region should be resolved through negotiations and constructive dialogue, excluding the use of force or the threat of use of force.

“We highly appreciate the principled and clear position of friendly Iran regarding the territorial integrity of Armenia as well as the efforts of the Iranian side aimed at establishing stability and peace in the region,” Mirzoyan said.

Also, the officials discussed issues of our cooperation on both bilateral and multilateral platforms and expressed their willingness towards enriching the Armenian-Iranian agenda through joint efforts.

“We exchanged views on the prospects of giving a new impetus to the existing cooperation in the fields of trade, energy, transport, high-technology, and discussed the topic of continuing and completing great joint economic projects," Mirzoyan said.

“We attach particular importance to the strengthening of relations with Iran in the sphere of road infrastructure, and in this regard, of course, we should emphasize the importance of the implementation of the "Persian Gulf-Black Sea" international transport corridor project, which can include other beneficiaries and interested parties and states,” he added.