According to IRNA's foreign policy report, Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami met with Ararat Mirzoyan on the sidelines of the first round of the 2024 Yerevan Dialogue Forum, which kicked off on Tuesday.
In the meeting, Mirzoyan also referred his telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and expressed hope they would meet as soon as possible.
While touching upon the issues of the bilateral agenda and regional developments, he announced his country’s readiness to strengthen cooperation in the fields of mutual interest, including the educational field, in line with the high-level political dialogue between the two neighboring and friendly countries.
Sheikholeslami, while conveying the warm greetings of Araghchi to the government and people of Armenia, said the 14th Iranian government is willing to maintain and develop the traditional policy of friendship and all-round cooperation with neighboring and friendly country, Armenia.
The Iranian deputy FM also referred to the presence of Armenian academic and think tank delegations in Tehran in recent months and the holding of diplomatic training courses for young Armenian diplomats at the Center for Political and International Studies.
Later, the Iranian diplomat explained the positions of the Islamic Republic with regard to the South Caucasus during his speech at the special meeting of this forum attended by the Foreign Minister of Armenia, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg and the former President of Lithuania.
In his address, Sheikholeslami noted that Iran is against any changes in the recognized borders and turning the Caucasus region into a campaign arena for external powers.
While explaining the consequences of changes in the world order and its impact on the region, the Iranian diplomat highlighted the importance of the South Caucasus region for the Islamic Republic of Iran that has always played traditional stabilizing role in this region.
He also welcomed peace talks between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and expressed hope for a peace agreement between the two neighbors at the earliest to resolve outstanding disputes.
While believing in the removal obstruction to commercial and public traffic routes, Iran insists on preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of regional countries, and opposes any changes in the recognized borders, Sheikholeslami stressed.
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