In relations with Iran, Armenia works strictly in accordance with international laws, stated Armenia’s President, presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan, in an interview with Russia’s Ogoniok magazine. 

“The [UN Security Council] sanctions [on Iran] surely exist; they deal a blow to Iran’s and—by ricochet—to our economy, too. But we continue to implement joint interesting projects, specifically in the hydro energy sector,” Sargsyan noted. 

The Armenian president recalled that there is a large and very interesting Armenian community in Iran.

“The Armenian-Iranian friendship goes back many centuries. And today, our relations are developing with success. We build those relations on a mutually profitable and a mutually respectful foundation. In my view, relations with all neighbors should be as such. We would like very much for the parties to finally agree upon their positions and for the Iranian nuclear dossier to close once and for all,” Serzh Sargsyan stressed.