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Mehr News Agency (MNA), Iran
December 23, 2011 Friday
Iranian, Armenian presidents emphasize need for regional peace
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) - After a meeting on Friday, Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan issued
a joint statement insisting on the need to accelerate efforts to
improve security and peace in the region. In the statement, the
Iranian and Armenian presidents also expressed satisfaction at the
level of relations between the two countries and said the ties are
based on longstanding friendship between the peoples of the countries.
The presidents also said the two countries have great potential which
should be utilized to increase cooperation in all spheres. They added
that Tehran and Yerevan have many affinities which would help
strengthen their ties. The issue of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also
addressed in the statement and the necessity of resolving the conflict
was emphasized. The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The two
countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the
Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
-- Russia, France, and the U.S. -- are currently mediating in the
peace negotiations.
MJH/PA END MNA
December 23, 2011 Friday
Iranian, Armenian presidents emphasize need for regional peace
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) - After a meeting on Friday, Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan issued
a joint statement insisting on the need to accelerate efforts to
improve security and peace in the region. In the statement, the
Iranian and Armenian presidents also expressed satisfaction at the
level of relations between the two countries and said the ties are
based on longstanding friendship between the peoples of the countries.
The presidents also said the two countries have great potential which
should be utilized to increase cooperation in all spheres. They added
that Tehran and Yerevan have many affinities which would help
strengthen their ties. The issue of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also
addressed in the statement and the necessity of resolving the conflict
was emphasized. The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in
1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The two
countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the
Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
-- Russia, France, and the U.S. -- are currently mediating in the
peace negotiations.
MJH/PA END MNA