July 21, 2008 - 16:06 AMT
Mottaki invites Nalbandian to Iran
During a phone conversation, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki invited his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian to a conference of disengaged countries due in Tehran late July.

He also confirmed that Minister Nalbandian is expected in Iran in September, RA MFA acting spokesman Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

Iranian news agency IRNA said Iran, as a powerful and stable country in the region, can bring about reconciliation between estranged neighbors Turkey and Armenia.

The report of the telephone conversation between Mottaki and Nalbandian indicates that a series of positive developments between Turkey and Armenia may also be on the agenda. Mottaki expressed hope that positive developments in Armenia-Turkey relations would help strengthening of regional peace and friendship, according to the IRNA.