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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday stressed the need for Iran and Armenia to remain vigilant against any foreign attempts to harm their "friendly and strategic" relations.
M. Pezeshkian made these remarks at a meeting in Tehran with the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan. According to a statement published on the website of the presidential office, during the meeting the parties also discussed bilateral relations.
M. Pezeshkian expressed satisfaction with the results of his visit to Armenia earlier this month, calling it “successful and fruitful.”
He noted that the visit was characterized by “constructive talks and positive agreements” between senior officials of the two countries, stressing that the explanations and assurances of Armenian officials during the visit helped ease Iran’s concerns over recent developments in the Caucasus, especially regarding the presence of foreign troops in the “sensitive region” following the signing of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan in early August.
“We must act in such a way that no foreign power can harm the friendly and strategic relations between the two countries,” said M. Pezeschkian.
He stressed the need to promote trade and expand joint investments between Iranian and Armenian enterprises in order to significantly increase the volume of bilateral transactions.
A. Grigoryan, in turn, stated that relations between Armenia and Iran are “strategic,” announcing Yerevan’s readiness to sign a document on comprehensive strategic cooperation with Tehran. He emphasized that the country is ready to raise bilateral economic deals to a level several times higher than the current one.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in conflict over the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh since 1988. They signed a peace deal in Washington on August 8, ending a decades-long border dispute. It includes an agreement to create a transit corridor through southern Armenia, with the United States given exclusive rights to develop the project.
Iran has repeatedly expressed concern about the presence of extra-regional players in the region and warned against any attempts to change the geopolitical /situation/ in the region or its historical borders. –0–
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