On December 23 Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia Arthur Baghdasaryan received the delegation headed by Deputy Secretary of the Supreme Council of National Security of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Bagheri, reported Public Radio.
The parties discussed a broad framework of issues related to the deepening of relations between Armenia and Iran, stressing the importance of considering those issues in the context of both regional and international relations. The parties agreed that the two countries have a great potential for cooperation.
Reference was made to the construction of the Armenia-Iran railway, a oil pipeline, as well as Tehran's participation in the construction of the Yerevan-Batumi highway.
The interlocutors underlined the necessity of raising the strategic level of Armenia-Iran relations.
Arthur Baghdasaryan and Ali Bagheri emphasized the importance of taking practical steps towards accomplishment of the agreements reached and noted that it could be greatly promoted by the establishment of a special committee between Security Councils of Armenia and Iran.
Arthur Baghdasaryan invited his Iranian counterpart to pay an official visit to Armenia. The visit will take place in 2009.