RA president, Iranian vice-president hilight importance of principle  of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence as guarantee of regional  stability

ArmInfo. On August 4, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan, who is on a working visit to the city of Turkmenbashi (Turkmenistan), met with Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref.

As reported by the press service of the RA President, the meeting was  held within the framework of the Third Conference of Landlocked  Countries. During the meeting, the parties emphasized the importance  of continuous development of good-neighborly relations and  multi-sectoral cooperation between the two countries, based on the  centuries-old friendship of peoples.

During the conversation, special attention was paid to the prospects  for expanding cooperation in the fields of economy, energy,  infrastructure, high technology and a number of other areas. Vahagn  Khachaturyan highly appreciated the work carried out by the Iranian  organization on the Meghri-Kajaran section of the North-South  transport corridor, emphasizing its importance for the development of  regional communications. The parties also exchanged views on the  general regional situation and developments, emphasizing the  importance of strengthening the principles of good-neighborliness,  mutual respect and peaceful coexistence as the basis for stability  and development of the entire region.