Work on preparing the Armenia-Iran strategic partnership document is underway. The Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran for Political Affairs, Majid Takht Ravanchi, stated this in an interview with First Channel News of Armenia.<\/p>\n
He added that they hope that the document will be signed during the Armenian prime minister’s next visit to Tehran.<\/p>\n
In response to the question regarding the unblocking of regional roads, Majid Takht Ravanchi said that Iran has always been in favor of it.<\/p>\n
“We [i.e. Iran] have always been in favor of the idea that Armenia is an independent country, a sovereign country, its territorial integrity must be respected, and we support all work being done in this direction.<\/p>\n
The unblocking of roads in this sensitive region of the Caucasus is an issue that has always been in the center of our attention, and we are in favor of it. If we want the South Caucasus to become a developed region, because it is beneficial for all countries in the region, then all roads must be unblocked. That is why we have always been and still are in favor of unblocking roads so that the region can develop. But all this must take place within the framework of international laws\u2014respecting the internationally recognized borders, respecting the sovereignty of countries.<\/p>\n
We believe that the countries of the region must have open roads to enter each other\u2019s territory. And it is within this framework that we consider the \u2018Crossroads of Peace\u2019 proposed by [Armenian PM] Mr. [Nikol] Pashinyan to be an effective project; we consider its implementation feasible,\u201d said the Iranian deputy foreign minister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Work on preparing the Armenia-Iran strategic partnership document is underway. The Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran for Political Affairs, Majid Takht Ravanchi, stated this in an interview with First Channel News of Armenia. He added that they hope that the document will be signed during the Armenian prime minister’s next visit to Tehran. In response […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n