Yerevan/Mediamax/. On February 27 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan started an official visit to Tehran, during which he has met with Iranian leaders.

Nikol Pashinyan and Hassan Rouhani make statements

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani made statements to the press after the meeting in Tehran. 

In particular, President Rouhani remarked:

“At the meeting with Mr. Prime Minister, we were satisfied with Armenia’s stance on unfair sanctions against Iran. Our two countries have the goal of abiding by our national interests and not allowing any third country to interfere with those activities and cooperation.”

Photo: Press service of the Armenian government

Nikol Pashinyan’s statement included the following remarks:

“In general, we were able to make an important statement during the talks, namely that the bilateral relations should be viewed in a wider context, and we should implement projects of regional significance. Armenia is ready to cooperate with Iran and become a transit country for Iranian gas. The establishment of an energy corridor is also of great importance both in terms of bilateral and regional dimensions and in broader terms. There is political will to resolve these issues, and we hope that the ongoing negotiations will be successful.”

Pashinyan meets with Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei

The Armenian government press service said that Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei expressed his support for the development of multifaceted Armenian-Iranian cooperation and the steps planned in this direction. He emphasized the need for expanding and developing Armenian-Iranian economic cooperation.

Photo: Press service of the Armenian government

“During the meeting held in a warm atmosphere, Prime Minister Pashinyan touched upon the political developments and the people’s revolution in Armenia. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution noted that he had closely followed the peaceful and democratic processes underway in Armenia,” the press service said in a statement.

The meeting with Iranian Parliament speaker Ali Larijani

During the visit to Iran, Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani. The parties highlighted the need to strengthen economic cooperation and expand ties between the two parliaments. 

Photo: Press service of the Armenian government

Ali Larijani emphasized that the Iranian parliament favors expansion of interstate relations. According to him, there are great opportunities for developing cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral formats.