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Armenia, Iran presidents meet in Tehran

August 6, 2017 By administrator

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Tehran on a working visit to attend Saturday’s swearing-in ceremony of reelected President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, on Sunday met with him.

At the beginning of the talk, the Iranian president expressed the hope that his Armenian colleague’s current visit to Iran will give new impetus to the expansion and development of bilateral relations.

Noting that the current year marks the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Iran, President Sargsyan, for his part, recorded that during this time cooperation amongst them was developed and strengthened.

Subsequently, the two presidents discussed collaboration, and underscored the major projects being implemented in several domains and the carrying out of new and promising projects between the two countries.

Hassan Rouhani re-elected as Iran president

May 20, 2017 By administrator

Hassan Rouhani has been re-elected as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Rouhani overwhelmingly won the majority of votes cast on Friday by Iranians and was re-elected as the new president of the country, IRNA reported.

According to Iranian Internal Ministry, he got 59% or 22 million 800 thousands votes.

The voter turnout exceeded 70 percent.

Rouhani: We should spare no effort to connect Persian Gulf to Black Sea “Via Armenia”

January 26, 2016 By administrator

Hassan Rouhani, president of Iran

Iran and Armenia, as Muslim and Christian nations, act as emblems and symbols of good relations in the world, Iran’s President said, according to Mehr news agency.

During a telephone conversation with the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Hassan Rouhani assured the former that “close relations between the two countries despite having different religions can serve as a perfect example for the world.”

Rouhani expressed determination to bolster cooperation between the two countries stressing that the decisions of joint economic commission must be up and running.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran and Armenia are required to exploit all available capacities for reinvigorating bilateral relations,” he added.

“In the post-sanction era, the path to increased economic collaboration has become clear,” noted Iran’s President adding that “we need to spare no effort in connecting the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea.”

President Sargsyan, in turn, expressed Armenia’s willingness to expand cooperation with Iran in all areas of interest urging acceleration of the process in the new era.