Zhanna Vardanyan, a top international relations researcher, said in a meeting at the Caucasus Studies Institute in Tehran that the status of Iran as a friendly country has upgraded more than ever among Armenian citizens.
Evaluating Iran-Armenia political ties as very good, she noted that economic and trade exchanges have not yet expanded at the same level of their political relations, while both countries enjoy abundant capacities to develop ties in this respect.
The value of trade exchanges between Iran and Armenia stood at 500 million dollars in 2021, she said, adding that the volume surpassed 500 million dollars in the first 10 months of the current year, expressing hope that the amount would probably reach 700 million dollars by the end of the current year.
Vardanyan mentioned that electricity consists of 80 percent of Armenia’s export to Iran and that Tehran’s main export item to Yerevan is gas, while the export commodities of the Islamic Republic are very diverse.
As to the establishment of an Iranian trade center in Armenia, she noted that a hub for joint information dissemination in both Persian and Armenian languages should be set up to assist merchants of both countries.
She further pointed to the hostile developments between the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia in recent years, expressing regret that the developments in the Caucasus are being pursued via the use of force, while they should be followed up through political negotiations.
The meeting on the Iran-Armenia relationship in the recent developments was held in the presence of Zhanna Vardanyan and a number of Iranian researchers at the Caucasus Studies Institute in the Iranian capital Tuesday afternoon.
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