ArmInfo. Relations with Iran against the background of US sanctions policy will not be revised, and we hope that the American partners will treat this with understanding. On November 20, answering the question of ArmInfo, this was declared by the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
According to Pashinyan, relations with Iran are built on the basis of understanding that Iran is a neighboring country for Armenia. In this regard, as indicated by the Acting Prime Minister, the position of the Government of Armenia is that good relations with Iran are an objective necessity. "It is within the framework of this logic that Armenia builds relations with both Iran and Georgia", Pashinyan noted. In this context, he said, the RA is going to raise the level of relations with the neighboring country and establish closer cooperation. "We hope that partners from the United States will understand the position of the RA with understanding", he said.
As for the possibility to freeze the bank accounts of Iranian citizens in Armenia, then, as Pashinyan explained, banks are private organizations, and the Cabinet of Ministers is not authorized to dictate terms of work with its clients to them.
To note, the interdepartmental expert group of the US State Secretariat and Treasury visited Yerevan on November 15-16 to study the sanctions policy directed against Iran with Armenian colleagues from government and business circles. As reported by the US Embassy in Armenia, through such visits for the states of the world, the US sanctions policy towards Iran is clarified and explained. According to the information, the delegation highlighted US efforts to change the negative behavior of the Iranian regime, by maximizing economic and diplomatic pressure, while noting areas of cooperation with partner countries such as Armenia.