Iran-Armenia cooperation agenda discussed in Yerevan

Iran and Armenia on Friday stressed the expansion of cooperation in diverse areas, official IRNA news agency reported.

The comments were made in a Friday meeting between the Iranian ambassador to Yerevan Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri and Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Development Suren Papikyan in Armenia’s capital Yerevan.

“The joint development plans by Iran and Armenia is indicative of the high level of cooperation between the two countries,” Papikyan was quoted as saying.

The Iranian ambassador, for his part, voiced Tehran’s readiness for further broadening of cooperation with Yerevan, and stressed the need to make use of the existing capabilities in economic relations.

The two sides also discussed the outlook of implementing joint plans for regional, transportation and energy infrastructure cooperation.

The Iranian ambassador and the Armenian minister also discussed the measures taken by both countries to contain the novel coronavirus and its impacts on economic ties.