November 24, 2008 - 18:59 AMT
RA NSC Secretary calls on Iran for active cooperation in regional security issues
Armenian Secretary of the National Security Council Arthur Baghdassaryan told reporters in Tehran on Monday that Iran and Armenia inked ten agreements on security, political and economic cooperation, IRNA news agency reported.

Baghdasaryan said his talks with the Iranian officials were "fruitful" and referred to his talks with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as "promising."

During a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Saeed Jalili, he said that Armenia supports Iran's "civilian nuclear program," said the report.

Hailing Iran's positions on the region's critical issues, Baghdasaryan called on Iran to actively cooperate in Caucasus security issues.

"Iran's basic policy seeks practical support for promoting regional peace and preventing crisis," Jalili said, adding that "cross-regional forces' interference only creates crisis and regional issues need to be settled only by regional countries."

In the meantime, Jalili said that "Tehran and Yerevan enjoy longstanding historical and friendly ties. Therefore, they can develop those ties."