MNA � President Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran�s readiness to increase the volume of gas exports to Armenia.

He made the remarks Wednesday in a joint press conference with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Tehran after a ceremony for signing two memoranda of understanding between Iran and Armenia.

�The two countries have enough motivation and will to deepen relations,� said Rouhani while expressing satisfaction over relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Armenia.

�The high-ranking delegations of the two countries discussed a wide range of issues and reached an agreement on them,� he said, adding, �the commission for economic cooperation between the two countries was tasked with following up on what we discussed.�

Appreciating Armenia�s stance towards illegal sanctions of the United States against Iran, he said, �we are willing to deepen Tehran-Yerevan relations in all fields of mutual interest.�