President hopes new Iranian envoy will promote bilateral ties![]() June 29, 2012 - 16:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 29, newly-appointed Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad Raeesi presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan. The Armenian leader congratulated the envoy on the appointment, expressing hope for his further contribution to strengthening of bilateral ties. The ambassador, in turn, stressed the importance of Iran-Armenia ties, with the parties focusing on political, economic, cultural cooperation between the two countries. Recent developments in regional situation were also on discussion agenda, presidential press service reported. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |