On July 17, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Ruben Rubinyan, received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani.

Welcoming the Ambassador in the parliament, Ruben Rubinyan, congratulated the interlocutor on the success of the extraordinary presidential elections held in Iran.

Touching upon the recent meeting with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Chairman of the Iranian Majlis, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly highly assessed the cooperation with Iran, including in the inter-parliamentary format. In this context, the activity of the parliamentary friendship groups was emphasized.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the issues related to the Armenia-Iran bilateral agenda, as well as regional stability and security.