  Iran, Armenia to boost trade turnover December 23, 2011 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, December 23, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan welcomed his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, noting that his visit furthers cooperation between the two states. “Armenia-Iran cooperation has always yielded good results in the light of numerous programs implemented over years,” President Sargsyan said. Dwelling on trade relations, RA President assessed annual USD 300 mln. turnover as very small considering friendly ties between the two countries. “Due to the agreements reached, we can double or even three times increase trade turnover in short term,” President Sargsyan said, stressing the importance of constructive environment in bilateral ties.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
