Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received on Monday Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi. Iranian FM arrived in Yerevan to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Armenian President Sargsyan, who will serve his second term.

During the meeting President Sargsyan said that Armenia highly appreciates and pays great importance to friendly relations with neighboring Iran, the press service of Armenian president informed Armenian News - NEWS.am. The sides discussed issues of bilateral economic cooperation, expressed satisfaction with the growth pace of trade between the two countries, and stressed the importance of joint energy and transport projects. Sargsyan and Salehi also discussed questions related to timely operation of the third high-voltage power line between Armenia and Iran, as well as completion of hydroelectric power plant on the border of Arax River.

The Iranian FM of on behalf of the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian government and the people of Iran passed best wishes to President Sargsyan. In turn, President Sargsyan wished success to the Iranian people in the forthcoming presidential elections in that country. Armenian president and the Iranian foreign minister also exchanged views on regional developments.