Meeting at Tehran State University
On February 15, representatives of the RA Embassy in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Central Department for the CIS and Bordering Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Center for Caucasian Studies at Tehran State University and the Husk Center for Research on Armenian Issues participated in a seminar dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Iran. Among the participants were the current and former deputies of the Mejlis of the Islamic Republic of Iran, diplomats accredited to the Islamic Republic of Iran, students and professors of Tehran State University, as well as members of the Iranian-Armenian community and journalists.
RA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shavarsh Kocharyan, who is on a working visit to Iran, gave a welcoming speech at the conference and congratulated everyone on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Kocharyan's speech was followed by speeches by Head of the Central Department for CIS and Bordering Countries at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammadreza Morshedzadeh, Pro-rector of Tehran State University Abdolreza Seif, RA Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Grigor Arakelyan, Director of the Eurasian Research Center at Tehran State University, former Deputy of the Iranian Mejlis Elahe Kulaye, President of the Iranian-Armenian Trade House Levon Aharonian and former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Mohammad Farhad Koleyni.
The speakers highly appreciated the 20-year relations between the two friendly, neighboring countries and mentioned that the multifaceted cooperation and the implementation of joint programs have reached a high, mutually beneficial level that is growing at a rapid pace.
The participants of the seminar were introduced to envoy of the RA Embassy in the Islamic Republic of Iran Garnik Badalyan's book "Armenian-Iranian Relations: 20 Years".
During the seminar, Iranian-Armenian writer, poet and translator Khachik Khacher presented her collection of Western-Armenian poet Zahrat's poems translated into Persian, reports the press service of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
