ArmInfo. The rallies in Iran cannot in any way affect the diplomatic relations between Armenia and Iran. Iran is a friendly state for us, and regardless of the situation in this country, we will maintain our relations, "Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan told to journalists on January 11, referring to the latest unrest in Iran.
Answering to a question about whether the unrest in Iran was provoked by external forces or was purely social in nature, Kocharian noted: "During such actions, it is always said that" forces from outside "participate in them, absolutely no matter in which particular country protest actions take place.In this case, the interest of external forces in the latest unrest in Iran was so obvious that there are certain grounds to talk about their participation in them, " Shavarsh Kocharyan concluded.