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  • Tehran: Spokesman Discusses With Yerevan State University Chancellor

    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.

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