Iran, Armenia Eager to Bolster Economic Ties

Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan held a meeting with an Iranian delegation led by Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Minister Solat Mortazavi.
Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri, Iran’s Consul General in Kapan Abedin Varami, representative of the Armenian Embassy in Iran Vardan Kostanyan and other officials also attended the meeting, the ministry said in a press release, Armenpress reported on Tuesday.
Sanosyan welcomed the officials and appreciated the multi-sector cooperation with friendly Iran.
The Iranian minister attached importance to the existing high-level relations between Armenia and Iran. 
“But we shouldn’t stop here. We must work to further increase the trade-economic relations between the two countries,” Mortazavi said, adding that Armenia is an important actor for Iran in terms of accessing the Eurasian Economic Union market.
A number of issues of bilateral interest were discussed and the potential of Iranian companies for the development of Armenian infrastructures was highlighted.
“We’ve increased road construction volumes several times and the construction volume of other infrastructure has also increased, which means that we need additional construction companies and workforce, and we will be happy to see Iranian companies in this sector,” the Armenian minister said.
Mortazavi said Iranian private companies have high potential and ready to contribute to the construction of Armenian infrastructures, including roads, railroads and tunnels.
Sanosyan welcomed the readiness and an agreement was reached to specify Armenian needs to Iran.