ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and the delegation led by him.
According to the prime minister's press service, Pashinyan welcomed the visit of the delegation led by Mr. Abdollahian to the Republic of Armenia. "I am pleased with the high-level contacts and mutual visits that we see between the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is important not only for the further development of our bilateral relations, but also in the context of growing mutual understanding in foreign relations and politics in general. Of course, we constantly discuss issues on the bilateral
agenda, and I am glad that a working and sincere environment has developed in these discussions. I also know that a productive conversation took place with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, you have active, intensive working contacts, which I am also happy about. I would also like to hear from you about the agenda and expected results of the visit," the Prime Minister said.
The Iranian Foreign Minister, in turn, conveyed warm greetings from the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, to Prime Minister Pashinyan. "We had a very good, constructive and useful discussion with my counterpart, Foreign Minister of Armenia Mr. Mirzoyan. Today we are in the Republic of Armenia to once again emphasize the attention we pay to bilateral relations and the importance we attach to them. Our assessment is that both countries are on the right path. We are witnessing the development of relations in the political, economic, cultural, educational and humanitarian fields. At the same time, we also pay special attention to deepening relations," Hossein Amir -Abdollahian noted.
The interlocutors discussed a number of issues on the agenda of Armenian-Iranian cooperation. In particular, issues of deepening bilateral trade and economic ties, projects being implemented and planned for the near future in infrastructure and other areas were touched upon.
Issues of regional significance were also discussed, including on the processes around the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, the unblocking of regional transport connections on the basis of the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, equality and reciprocity, and the Armenian government's Crossroads of Peace project. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran supports the unblocking process based on the abovementioned principles, particularly the Crossroads of Peace project.