Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Iran outlined their priorities

ArmInfo. Armenia and Iran are in solidarity that the problems between the countries of the region should be resolved through negotiations and constructive dialogue,  excluding the use of force or the threat of its use. RA Foreign  Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated this on October 20 at a joint press  conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in  Yerevan.

"Today we state with satisfaction that relations between the two  countries, based not only on the millennial brotherhood and  friendship of our peoples, but also on a deep understanding of our  national interests, are consistently deepening into various fields,"  Mirzoyan said.

The key topic of the ministers' discussion was the situation with  regional security and stability. Mirzoyan presented to his  counterpart the details related to the development of a peace treaty  between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The minister also touched upon the details and consequences of  Azerbaijan's large-scale aggression on September 13-14 against the  sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia,  unleashed by.  "We reaffirmed the imperative to withdraw the  Azerbaijani armed forces from the sovereign territory of the Republic  of Armenia, release and repatriate the Armenian prisoners of war  illegally held in Azerbaijan and maintain the ceasefire. We agree  that the problems between the countries of the region should be  resolved through negotiations and constructive dialogue, excluding  the use of force or the threat of its use. 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.

At the meeting, the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed  issues related to cooperation both on the bilateral and multilateral  platforms, and expressed their readiness to enrich the  Armenian-Iranian agenda through joint efforts. The heads of the  foreign ministries exchanged views on the prospects for giving a new  impetus to existing cooperation in the areas of trade, energy,  transport and high technologies, and touched upon the continuation  and completion of major joint economic projects.  "We attach  particular importance to strengthening ties with Iran in the field of  road infrastructure. And in this regard, of course, it is necessary  to emphasize the importance of implementing the project of the  Persian Sea-Black Sea international transport corridor, which can  include other interested parties and countries," the RA Foreign  Minister said.

The visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister will also be marked by an  important event: the opening ceremony of the Consulate General of the  Islamic Republic of Iran in Kapan. Mirzoyan considered this an  important and symbolic step, indicating a readiness to bring  cooperation between the two countries and friendly peoples to a  qualitatively new level.

The Iranian minister, in turn, said that Iran is against foreign  presence in the region. <The Iranian side is against the presence of  foreign representatives in the region, both on the territory of  Armenia and Azerbaijan. The activity of representatives of the region  itself in it is important for us - for example, within the framework  of the 3 + 3 platform. The Iranian side is against and will not  accept changes in the historical borders in the region, this is our  red line>, Abdollahian said.

The head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry once again stated that any  geographical changes in the region, changes in historical borders are  absolutely unacceptable for Iran. < We will take every step that will  counter even any thought of it. We have common goals, opinions and  concerns about the events that are taking place in the South  Caucasus, and which we also discussed>, the minister noted. According  to him, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with the  leadership of Iran that he does not seek any changes in the borders.