Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

The Prime Minister welcomed the visit of the delegation led by Mr. Abdollahian to the Republic of Armenia. "I am happy for the high-level contacts and mutual visits that we see between the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is important not only for the further development of our bilateral relations, but also in the sense of being more understandable to each other in our foreign relations and policies in general. Of course, we constantly discuss the issues of the bilateral agenda and I am glad that a sincere atmosphere has been established in these discussions. I also know that you had a productive discussion with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and you have active, intensive working contacts, for which I am also happy. I would also like to hear from you about the agenda and expected results of the visit," said the Prime Minister.

Iran's Foreign Minister first conveyed to Prime Minister Pashinyan the warm greetings of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi. "The President asked me to warmly congratulate you and the friendly people of the Republic of Armenia on New Year and Christmas. Your Excellency, I am very happy to meet you. We had a very good, constructive and useful discussion with my counterpart, Foreign Minister of Armenia Mr. Mirzoyan. Today we are in the Republic of Armenia to once again emphasize the attention we pay to bilateral relations and their importance. Our assessment is that both countries are on the right track. We are witnessing the development of relations in the political, economic, cultural, educational and humanitarian spheres. Along with that, we also pay special attention to deepening the relations," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian noted.

The interlocutors discussed a number of issues related to the Armenian-Iranian cooperation agenda. In particular, reference was made to the deepening of bilateral trade and economic ties, the projects being implemented and planned for the near future in infrastructure, as well as in other fields.

The parties also exchanged ideas on regional issues, including the processes unfolding around the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, the unblocking of regional transport communications based on the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, equality and reciprocity, the "Crossroads of Peace" project of the Armenian government. Iran's Foreign Minister noted that his country supports the process of unblocking based on the above-mentioned principles, particularly the "Crossroads of Peace" project.