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Armenian president calls for enhanced mutual ties with Iran
Moscow, May 14, IRNA - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in a meeting
with a top Iranian official called for enhanced mutual cooperation
with the Islamic Republic of Iran on late Friday.
The Armenian president made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's
Deputy Foreign Minister for Middle East and Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) Affairs Mohammad-Reza Sheibani in Yerevan.
Sargsyan voiced his country's willingness to eliminate problems
hindering expansion of mutual ties.
Sheibani, for his part, said the proposal of holding an international
conference against terrorism was announced by President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad in the UN General Assembly Summit in 2010.
He said the Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the presence of
foreign troops and their meddling in the Middle East are the
root-cause of terrorism in the region.
Ways of fostering mutual ties were also discussed during the meeting.
The Iranian deputy foreign minister also held talks with Armenian
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during his day-long visit to his
country.
From: A. Papazian
Moscow, May 14, IRNA - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in a meeting
with a top Iranian official called for enhanced mutual cooperation
with the Islamic Republic of Iran on late Friday.
The Armenian president made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's
Deputy Foreign Minister for Middle East and Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) Affairs Mohammad-Reza Sheibani in Yerevan.
Sargsyan voiced his country's willingness to eliminate problems
hindering expansion of mutual ties.
Sheibani, for his part, said the proposal of holding an international
conference against terrorism was announced by President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad in the UN General Assembly Summit in 2010.
He said the Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the presence of
foreign troops and their meddling in the Middle East are the
root-cause of terrorism in the region.
Ways of fostering mutual ties were also discussed during the meeting.
The Iranian deputy foreign minister also held talks with Armenian
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during his day-long visit to his
country.
From: A. Papazian