Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan has called on Tehran to promote the conclusion of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan, Mehr reported.

Alen Simonyan reportedly met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Tehran on Thursday afternoon.

At the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister described Armenia as an important friend and neighbor of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“The Iranian foreign minister also pointed to the high-level political relations between the two countries and stressed the need to enhance bilateral economic cooperation by taking advantage of the two countries' diverse capacities and capabilities to $1 billion level.

He further described Armenia is an important part of the international Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor and declared the readiness of Iranian companies to conduct and complete infrastructure projects in Armenia, especially in the field of transportation,” Mehr reports.

According to Amir Abdollahian, Iran is ready to use all its forces and capabilities to resolve disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

He cited Iran's principled position in upholding the territorial integrity of regional countries, maintaining international borders and the need to respect the sovereignty of regional countries and said that "peace and stability in the Caucasus has always been and still is one of the Islamic Republic's priorities and in this regard, Iran will not hesitate to provide any assistance as in the past to resolve the disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”

The Iranian minister also expressed hope that the second round of talks between the 3+3 format (three South Caucasus countries - Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) would be held in the Islamic Republic of Iran in the near future.

For his part Alen Simonyan expressed satisfaction with the process of expansion of relations between the two countries both at bilateral and international levels, noting that "The Republic of Armenia attaches special importance to the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran as an effective and influential country in the region and pays special attention to the development of relations with Tehran."

The Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly also highlighted that his country is moving towards peace in the region and urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to promote the conclusion of a bilateral peace treaty with the Republic of Azerbaijan.

He also noted that Yerevan sees no ceiling for expanding cooperation with Iran.

He also called the establishment of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syunik a turning point in relations between the two countries and expressed Armenia's readiness to establish a Consulate General in the Iranian Tabriz.