TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced the country�s readiness to help the implementation of a project to link the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea by offering technical assistance to neighboring Armenia.





In a meeting with Armenia�s Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan in Tehran on Sunday, President Rouhani hailed the good opportunities available for the promotion of Tehran-Yerevan cooperation in the transportation industry.

�Today, there are proper conditions for linking the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf via Armenia,� Rouhani explained, adding that to that end, Tehran is ready to provide Armenia with technical and engineering services.

He further reiterated Iran�s call for peace, stability and calm in the region, urging cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

The Armenian minister, for his part, expressed Yerevan�s enthusiasm for closer relations with Tehran.

He also noted that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a lasting nuclear deal between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), has provided better conditions for stronger ties, as well as regional peace and stability.

Nalbandyan had a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif earlier in the day.

By Tasnim News Agency