ArmInfo.. Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran for Political Affairs Abbas Arakchi. The press service of the RA government reports.
Conveying the wishes of peace from the Iranian President, Deputy Minister Arakchi stressed the importance of strong friendly ties with Armenia. He presented Iran's approach to resolving the situation in the region, noting that he is deeply concerned about the ongoing hostilities. It is reported that the Deputy Minister expressed condolences in connection with the casualties among the civilian population. In this vein, he noted that the shelling of civilian infrastructures and civilians is reprehensible. According to the source, the interlocutors exchanged views on regional security issues. At the same time, Pashinyan and Arakchi expressed concern over the participation of international terrorists from the Middle East in hostilities, considering them as a threat with a potential for expansion, which, from a security point of view, contains risks for the entire region.