  Armenia, Iran to strengthen cooperation April 30, 2012 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 30, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with Iran’s outgoing ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Sagayan. According to RA Defense Ministry press service, the parties highly assessed the multifaceted relations between the two countries, stressing the programs implemented during the past 20 years of cooperation. Discussion of regional issues, particularly common approach to ensuring regional security and conflict settlement were in focus of discussion. Defense Minister voiced gratitude to the ambassador for fostering ties between the two countries. Iran’s envoy, in turn, noted that the strategic cooperation is based on the political will of both countries, as well as cultural-historical commonality of the two nations. Minister Ohanyan expressed hope for the envoy to continue fostering Armenian-Iranian ties in future.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
