ArmInfo.Yerevan intends to develop cooperation with Tehran, in conditions the severe sanctions measures of the US against Iran, Armenian Ambassador to Iran Artashes Tumanyan said on Wednesday at a meeting with the governor of Kerman province, IRNA reports.
"In conditions when investors refuse to cooperate with Iran due to the US sanctions, the Republic of Armenia and Iran can develop cooperation in many areas," the ambassador said. According to him, the relations between Iran and Armenia have always been friendly, and the Armenian side wants them to be further strengthened and developed.
Tumanyan also recalled that the interim agreement on Iran's free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union provides a good opportunity to expand cooperation between Tehran and Yerevan.