Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania Seyed Abbas Araqchi was due to travel to Yerevan on Monday, Dec 14 afternoon to attend a 2-day meeting of Iran-Armenia Political Consultative Committee, Fars news agency reported.

During the visit, Araqchi was scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisian to discuss ways to further expand the relations between the two countries and exchange views on regional and international developments.