On October 9, the delegation headed by the Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani accompanied by the Head of RA NA Staff Gegham Gharibjanyan visited the Armenian History Museum in Yerevan. The delegation members got familiarized with the exhibits and history of Armenian art at the National Gallery.

Later, the delegation arrived at Armenian State University of Economics to meet the teaching staff, the RA NA press service informed NEWS.am.

Provost of University Yuri Suvaryan highly appreciated Armenia-Iran friendly relations. He stressed Iran was one of the first countries who gave shelter to the Armenian Genocide survivors in 1915. The ASUA scientific council made a decision to award Larijani with the title of honorary doctor. In his turn, Larijani attached significance to the progress in bilateral political, economical, cultural relations and stressed the need for their further development. According to him, the two states will do everything possible for the implementation of joint programs.