Iranian, Armenian presidents confer

Tehran, April 14, IRNA

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held talks with his visiting Armenian
counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in Tehran on issues of mutual interests
Monday evening.

Sargsyan heading a high ranking political-economic delegation arrives
in Tehran on Monday.

He was officially welcomed by Iran?s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.

The Armenian president is in Iran on an official two-day visit and is
to confer with high ranking Iranian officials on expansion of mutual
relations.

The Armenian president is to meet with the Supreme Leader of the
Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad and a number of other high-ranking officials.

He is also expected to meet Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and Secretary
of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili.

The Armenian president and his entourage are to discuss expansion of
mutual relations, regional as well as global developments with Iranian
officials.

It is expected that that draft of a memorandum of understanding on
rail transport cooperation will be finalized during Sarkisian?s stay
in Tehran.

Mottaki and Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsesian last week called
for removal of barriers and expediting bilateral cooperation based on
previously signed agreements.

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