"Iran is our neighbor state and our peoples are bound by age-old friendship. One should not forget that during the hard years Iran was the state that helped us," Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan stated in an interview published on the website of the Republican Party headed by him." This was the only road that connected us with the world and rendered us the possibility to import food and fuel," he said. In his words, Iran pursues a sustainable policy in the region and Armenia should support it.

At the same time the RPA leader remarked that the United States and Iran always experienced complicated relations. "After Armenia became independent these relations did not become friendly. There were periods of alleviation and tension. Presently relations are rather tensed but I do not think it will come to war. Settlement of the U.S.-Iran relations is the task of these two states," the Armenian Prime Minister stated.