Armenia highlights friendship with Iran amid "complicated" realities

PanARMENIAN.Net - The complicated geopolitical situation in the region gives greater importance to the full implementation of mutually beneficial programs between Armenia and Iran, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said when congratulating the Islamic Republic on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

In a letter addressed to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Pashinyan said the centuries-old friendship and the deep-rooted traditions are the best pledge for developing and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation between Armenia and Iran.

Pashinyan also sent a message to and Supreme Leader Seyed Ali Khamenei and said that the "the complicated regional situation highlights the friendship and mutual respect between our two peoples and calls for deeper cooperation."

"Armenia is firmly determined to promote mutually beneficial cooperation with friendly Iran to the benefit of our peoples and the region, in general,” the PM added.

The anniversary of the Islamic Revolution commemorates the protests that led to the downfall of the Pahlavi dynasty and the installation of the Islamic Revolutionary headed by Ayatollah Khomeini.