Armenian envoy to Iran calls for expansion of bilateral ties

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ambassador to Tehran Grigor Arakelyan hailed the close relations between Tehran and Yerevan, and called for the further expansion of the bilateral ties, specially in the cultural field, Fars News Agency reported.

"Armenia wishes to develop cultural relations with Iran," Arakelyan said in a meeting with the governor-general of Isfahan province on Friday, September 30.

He expressed dissatisfaction with the current level of relations between Yerevan and Isfahan which are sister cities, and called on Isfahan's governor-general to hold Yerevan's culture week in the Iranian city.

Iran and Armenia have taken major strides to promote their bilateral relations in the last few years. The bilateral trade volume between the two states stands at nearly $270 million, a figure that is expected to rapidly grow in the near future, according to officials.

Iran and Armenia have mainly expanded cooperation in the energy sector in recent years.

Iran mainly exports natural gas to Armenia and imports electricity through two transfer lines with a total power transfer capacity of 220kw/ph at present.