IRI interior minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said here Monday in a meeting with Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamian parliamentary relations are very good support for bilateral ties and Iranian and Armenian parliaments play important roles in expansion of Tehran-Yerevan relations.
According to IRNA, Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar who is in Yerevan for a two-day official visit in his Monday evening meeting with the Armenian Parliament Speaker pointed out that the parliaments are the manifestation of the nations' will and our two nations have throughout history enjoyed good relations full of mutual understanding, and their representatives' relations, too, would hopefully be in line with safeguarding mutual interests.
The Iranian interior minister emphasized one of the prerequisites for any country's development and advancement is having effective and advanced laws, arguing, "Progress through abiding by the laws would be both faster and easier and the two countries' parliaments can pave the path for cooperation of the two countries."
Pointing out that the old relations between Iran and Armenia is a precious capital that can serve as a model both for the two countries and for the region, he reiterated, "The documents and reached agreements between our two countries show that there are still lots of unused potentials for further expansion of cooperation."
Armenia's Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamian, too, said in the meeting that old and intimate relations with the Iranian government and nation has been a factor at the service of expansion and deepening business and trade ties, adding, "We are fully ready for further expansion of comprehensive cooperation with Iran."
The IRI interior minister earlier in Monday morning had a meeting with the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in which the two sides spoke about Iran and Armenia bilateral cooperation and sought ways for expansion of ties.
The Armenian president in the meeting termed Tehran-Yerevan relations as "good and still improving" adding, "Armenia Republic tries its best to fully implement the entire reached agreements with the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Referring to the 20th anniversary of the two countries' relations, President Sargsyan said, "Our relations are beyond that date and quite historic, and serve as a very good foundation for comprehensive expansion and deepening of bilateral cooperation and ties."
The Armenian leader said that Armenia is also fully ready for expansion of provincial and border relations with Iran, adding, "The two countries' ties are friendly and based on good neighborly basis, and we are glad to see that our bilateral ties are still expanding."
Iran's Interior Minister Mohammad Mostafa Najjar arrived in Yerevan on Monday for a formal visit to Armenia.
Najjar told reporters that the visit aims to help broaden mutual economic, social and political relations between the two countries.