On the February 16, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received the delegation headed by the Special Envoy of the President of Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Reza Rauf Sheybani.

Welcoming the guest, Edward Nalbandian expressed satisfaction with the high-level and dynamically developing cooperation characteristic to the Armenian-Iranian relations.

Expressing gratitude for the reception, Mohammad Reza Rauf Sheybani conveyed the welcomes and wishes of the Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Akbar Salehi to Edward Nalbandian.

The Armenian Foreign Minister and the Special Envoy of the President of Iran exchanged views on the upcoming agenda of bilateral contacts.

The interlocutors touched upon the work of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission and mentioned that it has an important contribution to the economic cooperation, elaboration and implementation of joint programs. They also discussed the possibilities of creation of permanent mechanism of the consultations between the Foreign Affairs Ministries of the two countries. 

The meaningful interaction developed between the two countries, the programs implemented jointly and the perspective projects in the spheres of energy and transport were touched upon in the course of the meeting.

The sides exchanged views on the regional issues.