President:Iran ready to transfer expertise to Armenia

Tehran, May 22, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is ready to transfer its experiences in different scientific fields to other nations, including Armenia.

According to the report of Presidential Office website on Saturday, President Ahmadinejad, in a meeting with visiting Armenian Minister of Science and Education Armen Ashotian, underlined that strengthening scientific cooperation will prepare an appropriate ground for increasing ties between Iran and Armenia.

He called bilateral ties between both countries 'sincere and friendly' adding that Iran and Armenia and other regional countries have inseparable ties with each other.

Ahmadinejad said that there are plenty of capacities in Iran and Armenia which should be used as complementary to each other in direction of both nations interests.

Ahmadinejad pointed out that the basis for a country's progress is science and research, and science should be at disposal of humanity. He added that science which leads to seeking superiority and revengefulness is not science, because science should help humans to like each other and live together in peace, justice and friendship and in this concern Iran and Armenia have common viewpoints.

Armen Ashotian conveyed Armenian president's message to President Ahmadinejad and called bilateral relations 'very good and expanding'. He said that cooperation between Iran and Armenia can promote the standard of living of both nations.

He called Iran’s scientific progress 'wonderful' and added that the two countries have plenty of opportunities for joint cooperation in the fields of education, science and researches.

Ashotian said that science has no value by itself and it would be useful when it helps human beings to achieve progress and prosperity./end