Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is on a working visit to Tehran, had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian today.

As reported the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the cooperation between the two countries in the bilateral and multilateral formats and a broad range of issues related to regional developments were thoroughly discussed during the meeting.

The ministers expressed satisfaction with the high level of the centuries-old Armenian-Iranian friendly relations, touched upon the prospects for intensification of economic ties and underscored the importance of targeted actions for increase of the volumes of trade turnover. They also discussed the intensification of cooperation in the tourism and cultural sectors and, in this context, attached importance to the activities of the joint intergovernmental commission.

The parties also attached importance to the signing and effective implementation of the multilateral agreement on the creation of the Persian Gulf-Black Sea international transport corridor and discussed issues related to the Eurasian Economic Union-Iran cooperation.

During the meeting, Minister Mirzoyan informed his counterpart about the course and outcomes of construction of the road that will be an alternative to the Goris-Kapan motorway, as well as the construction of the North-South highway, and the ministers exchanged views on the prospects for the “natural gas in exchange of electricity” plan.

The developments unfolding in the region, regional security and stability were among the key topics for discussion. The Armenian foreign minister presented the situation created in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone following the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression against Artsakh and the humanitarian issues that emerged and particularly emphasized the need for the speedy and unconditional repatriation of the Armenian prisoners of war and civilian hostages detained in Azerbaijan.

Touching upon the situation created as a result of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces’ penetration into the sovereign territory of Armenia and the ongoing provocations, Mirzoyan highly appreciated Iran’s stance on Armenia’s territorial integrity. The ministers of both countries underscored the inadmissibility of actions that pose a danger to regional stability and attached importance to cooperation to address the new challenges in the region.