Armenia Has Special Place among Iran's Neighbors

PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with Iranian Mejlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, reports the Press Service of the Armenian leader. During the meeting the parties discussed the issue of development of Armenian-Iranian relations and the process of implementation of joint programs. Kocharian stated he is content with development of bilateral relations. He specially remarked that cooperation in private infrastructure binds the two countries with more prospective programs. The Armenian leader also added that the Armenian and Iranian parties display consistency to implement joint programs in a timely manner and at a high level. In the words of Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, the fact that not problems, but plans of actions issuing from agreements are discussed, evidences a high level of development of relations. The Iranian Speaker added that Armenia has a special place among the neighbors Iran has acquired after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The parties noted the need to develop parliamentary relations, adding that legislators still yield to government representatives on the degree of their activity.
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