Majlis Speaker: Grounds prepared for expansion of Tehran-Yerevan cooperation

Tehran, may 6, IRNA - Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that grounds are prepared for expansion of Tehran-Yerevan cooperation in various fields such as technical and engineering services and trade exchange. Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Tehran. Iranian Majlis is very optimistic about expansion of cooperation with Armenia, Larijani said. There is close cooperation between the two neighboring states which requires more endeavor from both sides to reach its climax, Larijani said. Exchange of views between the two sidesˈ officials at international fora and maitaining common stands on regional and international developments have deepened their friendship, he said. The two sidesˈ officials should seize existing opportunities to enhance their cooperation, he said. Referring to the current developments in Syria, he said the countryˈs problems should be resolved through peaceful dialogue and political means give the fact it is the Syrian people that should decide their fate. The Armenian foreign minister, for his part, said exchange of political and parliamentary delegations would upgrade the level of relations between the two countries and both sidesˈ governments are determined to support the move. Referring to Iran-G5+1 nulcear talks, he said Armenia strongly backs progress in negotiations between the two sides. He expressed the hope that talks between Iran and G5+1 would finish the earliest and all would witness its positive impacts on expansion of relations between Iran and Armenia. They also exchanged views on regional and international developments such as crises in Syria and Ukraine. end