Khatami calls for expansion of Tehran-Yerevan ties
IRNA, Iran
Sept 8 2004
Yerevan, Sept 8, IRNA -- President Mohammad Khatami here on Wednesday
stressed expansion of Tehran-Yerevan ties, especially between the
two parliaments.
In a meeting with Armenian speaker Artur Baghdarsyan, Khatami said
Tehran-Yerevan parliamentary cooperation would be effective in
consolidating bilateral ties.
Khatami stressed close links in the destinies of the Iranian and
Armenian nations, saying he was fully confident there are abundant
capacities in both countries and they can tread the path to progress
more speedily by helping each other.
He hoped that during his visit, talks between Iranian and Armenian
officials would attain tangible and meaningful results.
Baghdarsyan voiced pleasure over presence of the high-level Iranian
delegation in Armenia and said his countrymen had long been expecting
the visit.
He referred to age-old friendship and presence of tens of thousand
Armenians outside Armenian borders, including in Iran, saying the
Iranian and Armenian nations` fate are interlinked.
He praised the role of Khatami in expansion of bilateral ties.
IRNA, Iran
Sept 8 2004
Yerevan, Sept 8, IRNA -- President Mohammad Khatami here on Wednesday
stressed expansion of Tehran-Yerevan ties, especially between the
two parliaments.
In a meeting with Armenian speaker Artur Baghdarsyan, Khatami said
Tehran-Yerevan parliamentary cooperation would be effective in
consolidating bilateral ties.
Khatami stressed close links in the destinies of the Iranian and
Armenian nations, saying he was fully confident there are abundant
capacities in both countries and they can tread the path to progress
more speedily by helping each other.
He hoped that during his visit, talks between Iranian and Armenian
officials would attain tangible and meaningful results.
Baghdarsyan voiced pleasure over presence of the high-level Iranian
delegation in Armenia and said his countrymen had long been expecting
the visit.
He referred to age-old friendship and presence of tens of thousand
Armenians outside Armenian borders, including in Iran, saying the
Iranian and Armenian nations` fate are interlinked.
He praised the role of Khatami in expansion of bilateral ties.