SPOKESMAN DISCUSSES WITH YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR
Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA, Iran
April 3 2013
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mihman-parast discussed issues of
mutual interest with Chancellor of Yerevan State University Aram
Simonyan here on Tuesday.
In the meeting, the two sides called for expansion of cooperation
between universities of Iran and Armenia.
Simonyan suggested that more Iranian students attend Armenian
universities and wider relations between higher education institutes
of the two countries establish.
He also called for cooperation between universities in the fields of
geology, seismology and book publication and more exchanges between
Iranian and Armenian universities students and faculties.
Mihman-parast said that Iran currently has 45 million population under
35 years old, so it has a great capacity for university admission
and would welcome increase in universities cooperation with other
countries.
He added that relations between the two countries are in a good level
now, but it should increase to its highest level and in this concern
increasing students visits, exchanging student delegations, decreasing
cost of students trips and using university capacities for this
concern such as dormitories and food services could be very effective.
After this meeting, Mihman-parast met with Dean of Orientology
Department of the university Gorgen Malikian.
In the meeting, Malikian called for students visits to Iran to increase
their experiences and increasing their knowledge about Iran's history
and civilization.
Head of Iranology Chair in Orientology Department of the university
Garnik Astatorian, who attended the meeting, presented a report on
activities of the center.
Media delegations from IRNA, Fars, ISNA, Mehr and News Network are
accompanying Mihman-parast in his visit to Armenia.
The spokesman is to meet with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian on Wednesday.
Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA, Iran
April 3 2013
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mihman-parast discussed issues of
mutual interest with Chancellor of Yerevan State University Aram
Simonyan here on Tuesday.
In the meeting, the two sides called for expansion of cooperation
between universities of Iran and Armenia.
Simonyan suggested that more Iranian students attend Armenian
universities and wider relations between higher education institutes
of the two countries establish.
He also called for cooperation between universities in the fields of
geology, seismology and book publication and more exchanges between
Iranian and Armenian universities students and faculties.
Mihman-parast said that Iran currently has 45 million population under
35 years old, so it has a great capacity for university admission
and would welcome increase in universities cooperation with other
countries.
He added that relations between the two countries are in a good level
now, but it should increase to its highest level and in this concern
increasing students visits, exchanging student delegations, decreasing
cost of students trips and using university capacities for this
concern such as dormitories and food services could be very effective.
After this meeting, Mihman-parast met with Dean of Orientology
Department of the university Gorgen Malikian.
In the meeting, Malikian called for students visits to Iran to increase
their experiences and increasing their knowledge about Iran's history
and civilization.
Head of Iranology Chair in Orientology Department of the university
Garnik Astatorian, who attended the meeting, presented a report on
activities of the center.
Media delegations from IRNA, Fars, ISNA, Mehr and News Network are
accompanying Mihman-parast in his visit to Armenia.
The spokesman is to meet with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian on Wednesday.