ArmInfo. On January 14, Ruben Rubinyan, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, received a delegation of the Iran-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group of the IRI Majlis. As reported by the press service of the National Assembly, during the meeting Ruben Rubinyan noted that Armenia places great importance on the thousand-year-old friendship with Iran. He emphasized that in recent years, political dialogue and cooperation between the two countries have significantly intensified. The Vice Speaker of the National Assembly highlighted the importance of inter-parliamentary cooperation and the activities of parliamentary friendship groups, considering them a key platform for strengthening relations between the peoples of both countries. The interlocutors discussed the steps being taken to establish security and peace in the region.