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    TEHRAN, YEREVAN STUDY WAYS TO FURTHER DEVELOP ACADEMIC RELATIONS

    Fars News Agency, Iran
    April 3 2013

    TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast
    and Chancellor of Yerevan State University Aram Simonyan in a meeting
    in the Armenian capital conferred on ways to further expand ties
    between the universities of the two countries.

    During the meeting on Tuesday, Mehman-Parast and Simonyan called for
    expansion of cooperation between universities of Iran and Armenia.

    Mehman-Parast said that Iran currently has 45 million population who
    are aged under 35 years old, so it has a great capacity for university
    admission and would welcome increase in universities cooperation with
    other countries.

    Simonyan, for his part, called for more Iranian students to attend
    Armenian universities, and underlined the need for broadening of ties
    the two countries' universities.

    Mehman-Parast, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in the
    Armenian capital city on Monday night for a four-day visit to the
    country.

    Mehman-Parast's visit to Armenia comes after he paid a visit to
    Belarus. He is slated to discuss the latest regional and international
    developments with the Armenian officials, including his counterpart
    Tigran Balayan.

    The Iranian diplomat is also slated to meet with Armenian Foreign
    Minister Eduard Nalbandian and give visits to some academic and
    press centers.

    Mehman-Parast started his regional tour last Wednesday by paying a
    visit to Belarus in the first leg of his trips.

    Earlier this year, Armenia's President Serzh Sargsian appreciated
    Tehran for its effective mutual cooperation with Yerevan, and
    underlined his country's enthusiasm for the further expansion of ties
    with Iran.

    Sargsian appreciated Tehran for its effective bilateral cooperation
    with Yerevan during the past years.

    He said that his country "attaches great importance to expansion
    of relations with Iran" despite efforts made by the US-led western
    states to reduce Tehran-Yerevan ties.

    Addressing people in the Armenian city of Meghri, President Sargsian
    said "Armenia will continue efforts" to promote bilateral cooperation
    with Iran.

    In recent years, Iran and its Northern neighbor Armenia have signed
    agreements on energy cooperation and agreed to cooperate in technology
    and research and to enhance ties in commerce and economy.

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Sargsian pledged in December
    2011 to further expand "high-level relations" between their nations
    and, in particular, give new impetus to the implementation of joint
    energy projects that have fallen behind schedule.

    http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9107157170

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