Armenian Parliament Speaker Due in Iran Soon
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Galust Sahakyan plans to pay an official visit to Iran later this month.
Heading a high-ranking parliamentary delegation, Sahakyan will visit Tehran at the invitation of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.
During his visit to Iran, the Armenian speaker is scheduled to hold talks with Larijani and a number of senior officials on a whole host of issues, particularly ways to promote bilateral relations in diverse areas.
Late in January, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had paid an official visit to Yerevan to discuss issues of mutual interest.
Zarif noted that Armenia’s membership to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) provides good opportunity for enhancement of cooperation between Tehran and Yerevan.
On January 2, Armenia officially joined EEU, a Moscow-led union including Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, seemingly formed to counterbalance the European Union.