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ENVOY HAILS INTIMATE TIES BETWEEN IRAN, ARMENIA
FARS News Agency
April 21, 2012 Saturday
Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad
Rayeesi hailed the very close ties between Tehran and Yerevan, and
called for the further expansion of mutual cooperation between the
two nations.
Rayeesi made the remarks at a meeting with Armenia's Ambassador to
Iran Grigor Arakelyan and Iran's Armenian press members, Arax Armenian
weekly of Tehran informed.
First, Ambassador Arakelyan spoke about the Iran-Armenia friendly
relations.
Ambassador Rayeesi, for his part, noted that he is well familiar with
the Armenians since his childhood and appreciates their contribution
to Iran.
He added that Armenians are always respected in the Iranian community.
"The Armenian-Persian relations have been close and friendly, and
the Iran-Armenia relations are the closest ones among the countries
in the region also today," the Iranian ambassador noted.
"Our political and cultural ties are on a high level, but the same
cannot be said about the economic ones. And I am hopeful we will
register progress in this domain," Mohammad Reisi stressed.
From: Baghdasarian
FARS News Agency
April 21, 2012 Saturday
Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad
Rayeesi hailed the very close ties between Tehran and Yerevan, and
called for the further expansion of mutual cooperation between the
two nations.
Rayeesi made the remarks at a meeting with Armenia's Ambassador to
Iran Grigor Arakelyan and Iran's Armenian press members, Arax Armenian
weekly of Tehran informed.
First, Ambassador Arakelyan spoke about the Iran-Armenia friendly
relations.
Ambassador Rayeesi, for his part, noted that he is well familiar with
the Armenians since his childhood and appreciates their contribution
to Iran.
He added that Armenians are always respected in the Iranian community.
"The Armenian-Persian relations have been close and friendly, and
the Iran-Armenia relations are the closest ones among the countries
in the region also today," the Iranian ambassador noted.
"Our political and cultural ties are on a high level, but the same
cannot be said about the economic ones. And I am hopeful we will
register progress in this domain," Mohammad Reisi stressed.
From: Baghdasarian