The Prime Minister holds farewell meeting with the Iranian Ambassador to Armenia

04 July, 2023

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri, who is completing his diplomatic mission in our country.

The Prime Minister thanked the Ambassador for the effective activity and contributing to the consistent development of Armenian-Iranian relations. Nikol Pashinyan noted that the years of Mr. Zohouri's tenure were difficult for Armenia, and despite this, the cooperation between the two countries has consistently developed in various fields.

In particular, it was emphasized the consistent increase in the volume of bilateral trade, the involvement of Iranian companies in the construction works of the Meghri checkpoint, and the Armenia-Georgia Friendship Bridge, the opening of the Iranian consulate in Kapan, the increase in the flow of Iranian tourists to Armenia, close cooperation in the fields of road construction, infrastructure, and energy, as well as the fact of high-level bilateral contacts.

Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri, in turn, thanked the Prime Minister and the Government for active cooperation and expressed confidence that the Armenian-Iranian cooperation will continue to develop and strengthen in the future.

https://www.primeminister.am/en/press-release/item/2023/07/04/Nikol-Pashinyan-Ambassador-of-Iran/

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