The two neighboring countries, Iran and Armenia, have long and old relations with cultural commonalities and joint civilizations, and these relations are stable and sustainable, Eshagh Jahangiri said at a joint press conference with Armenian PM Karen Karapetyan on Monday.
He reminded that the visit of Armenian PM to Tehran at the current time can help develop relations and promote cooperation between the two countries in economic affairs.
Addressing the objectives of their meeting, Jahangiri said the two sides emphasized the need for removing obstacles on economic relations and take advantage of Armenias bond with Eurasian Union which has good relations with the European Union.
Irans first vice president also spoke with his Armenian counterpart on the field of energy, in particular electricity and gas, agriculture, conversion industries, engineering companies, contracting, transportation, science and culture.
The Iranian businessmen and private sector have used the opportunity to develop relations between Iran and Armenia, including the establishment of a joint free-trade zone, in order to provoke the private sector of the two countries to take action for export and import of goods and investment, he noted.
Armenian PM Karen Karapetyan arrived in Tehran, Monday morning to start a two-day visit. Upon landing in Mehrabad airport, he was greeted by Sattar Mahmoudi, Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy.
During his meeting with Jahangiri, the two sides signed three documents and MoUs in the field of veterinary and animal health, cultural and artistic exchanges, and cooperationbetween Iranian Vice-PresidencyforScience and TechnologySorena Sattari and Ministryof Economic Developmentand Investments.
