Armenia’s acting PM: No obstacle to Yerevan-tehran ties
Relations between Armenia and Iran have always been at a high level, and it is necessary to do everything for these relations to remain so, Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
Pashinyan said that there is no obstacle to growing relations between Tehran and Yerevan, but there are also forces that want to create these obstacles, armenpress.am reported.
“And I want to express hope and confidence that the governments of Armenia and Iran will take measures and will ensure the normal development of the Armenia-iran relations. And this is really a priority for our government, and we will do everything to reach this goal”, he said.
“We know that the international situation around Iran is quite tense and are confident that any international issue must be solved through negotiations without use of force or threat of force and compulsion. We hope these developments will move on this path”, Pashinyan added.
The acting prime minister said measures are being taken, also with the support of international partners, to develop Armenia’s relations with Iran. “The border checkpoint with Iran will soon be reconstructed by the funds of the EU, and we are going to have a modern border checkpoint,” he said.
He added that the implementation of agreements reached between Iran and Armenia successfully continues, in particular in the energy sector.
“The Republic of Armenia is open also for the Iranian investments, and we hope that there will be new investments in Armenia, including by our compatriots who are citizens of Iran”, Pashinyan said.