Armenian president calls for enhanced mutual ties with Iran

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in a meeting with a top Iranian official called for enhanced mutual cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran on late Friday.


The Armenian president made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Middle East and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Affairs Mohammad-Reza Sheibani in Yerevan.

Sargsyan voiced his country's willingness to eliminate problems hindering expansion of mutual ties.

Sheibani, for his part, said the proposal of holding an international conference against terrorism was announced by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the UN General Assembly Summit in 2010.

He said the Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the presence of foreign troops and their meddling in the Middle East are the root-cause of terrorism in the region.

Ways of fostering mutual ties were also discussed during the meeting.

The Iranian deputy foreign minister also held talks with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during his day-long visit to his country.

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