Republican Party of Armenia

On October 11 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) to the Republic of Armenia (RA) Mohammad Reisi.

Welcoming and congratulating the Ambassador on the occasion of assuming the post, Mr Abrahamyan highly appreciated the friendly relations between the RA and IRI, highlighted the cooperation in different directions. and deemed necessary more deepening of inter-parliamentary ties. He expressed conviction that during Mr Reisi’s tenure the Armenian-Iranian relationship would more develop and strengthen. “Today without hesitating we can document that the Armenian-Iranian relations are at high level and continue to develop in the atmosphere of mutual trust,” the NA President noted. In Hovik Abrahamyan’s word, the high level of the political relations of the two countries is a basis also for further enlargement and development of economic ties. According to the NA President, during the recent years the bilateral economic relations have registered a positive move, but we should not be satisfied with this, as in the political aspect the contacts of high level obligate us to take practical steps for more developing the economic sphere of the relationship.

Thanking for reception the IRI Ambassador conveyed to the NA President the greetings of the President of the IRI Parliament Ali Larijani and the invitation of the official visit to the IRI, expressing confidence that the NA President’s official visit to the IRI will boost the deepening of inter-parliamentary relations. The Ambassador emphasized the development of bilateral relations in all spheres. In strengthening of inter-parliamentary relations the activity of the Parliamentary Friendship Groups was mutually highlighted.

The NA President Hovik Abrahamyan thanked for the invitation and asked him to convey his best wishes to the President of the IRI Parliament Ali Larijani and the people of the IRI.

In the course of the meeting issues concerning the regional problems and of bilateral interest were also discussed.