YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Iranian Vice President Seyed Hamid Pourmohammadi discussed regional transport links and opportunities arising from their unblocking during a meeting in Yerevan on Monday, November 9, ahead of the joint Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission’s session.
According to the Armenian government’s press service, the two officials also discussed the development of border infrastructure, joint road construction projects, and cooperation in energy, agriculture, and other sectors.
Pashinyan reportedly welcomed Pourmohammadi’s visit and stressed the importance of the effective work of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission, whose session was scheduled for November 10. He said the two countries were successfully implementing joint projects in various fields, contributing to the development and expansion of bilateral ties.
Pourmohammadi, in turn, conveyed the greetings of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and emphasized the importance of expanding cooperation with Armenia, the Armenian government’s press office reported.
Earlier on November 9, Pourmohammadi also met with Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan. The two discussed regional connectivity and said that strengthening stability, developing economic ties, and unblocking transport links would create new opportunities for countries in the region, according to the Armenian government’s press office.
The Iranian vice president’s visit comes days after Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, sharply criticized Pashinyan over the Armenian government’s efforts to implement the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), a US-run transit corridor for Azerbaijan along Armenia’s border with Iran.
