Thursday 12 September 2019
Armenia Confirms Rouhani’s Presence at EAEU Summit
TEHRAN (Press TV, Mehr News) — Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has confirmed the participation of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a high-profile summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in October.
Leaders of EAEU member countries as well as other partners of the bloc, including Iran and Singapore, will take part at the summit on October 2, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said in an interview on Friday.
Asked about Armenia’s expectations of Rouhani’s visit, the foreign minister said “we have a wide-scale agenda with Iran, and we are looking for frameworks and effective ways for cooperation in the fields of regional security, development of infrastructures, and energy diversity to reach a positive result that would benefit all of our countries.” “Armenia’s membership to the EAEU will provide the condition for us to expand cooperation with Iran, as well as Singapore and Egypt”, he added.