March 1, 2001 - 18:14 AMT
"ARMENIA HAS EXCELLENT RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND IRAN"
YEREVAN, March 1. /Mediamax/. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vardan Oskanian named "excellent" the relations of Armenia with Russia and Iran when answering the questions of the "Hot Line" of Golos Armenii paper.
According to the minister, "this axis really has much importance for Armenia". Minister Oskanian stressed that the European direction of the Armenian foreign policy is not formed at the expense of its relations with Russia and Iran and it doesn't place the problem of choice before Armenia.
"We don't see any contradictions in Russia-Europe-Iran triangle and we think that we are able to develop equal cooperation in all the three vectors", Armenian Foreign Minister said. --0--