YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for closer “coordination and collaboration” between Armenia and Iran when he met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday, October 9, for the second time in two weeks.
The talks took place on the sidelines of a Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Turkmenistan the day after a phone call between the foreign ministers of the two neighboring states. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan visited Tehran as recently as on Monday, October 12.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry said he discussed with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi “the implementation of the agreements reached during the visit.” It gave no details. The Iranian side issued no readout of the call.
According to Pezeshkian’s office, he discussed with Pashinyan ways of expanding Armenian-Iranian relations “across all fields.”
“The Iranian president said greater coordination and closer collaboration would help build mutual trust, deepen understanding and further strengthen bilateral relations,” the office said in a statement. “He also stressed the need to maintain stable and lasting relations between Tehran and Yerevan.”
Pashinyan’s office reported, meanwhile, that the two leaders expressed confidence that “Armenia-Iran relations will rise to a new level in the near future.” They previously met on September 23 during the UN General Assembly in New York.
