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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 the IRI, highlighted the cooperation in different directions and deemed necessary the further 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 hesitation we can document that the Armenian-Iranian relations are at high level and continue advancing in the atmosphere of mutual trust,” the NA President noted. In Hovik Abrahamyan’s word, the high level of the political relations between 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 the 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 has been 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 of bilateral interest and concerning regional problems were also discussed.