Tehran, Yerevan Emphasize Developing Mineral, Industrial Cooperation


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Officials from Iran and the Republic of Armenia stressed the need to enhance cooperation in the fields of minerals and industries.

Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Atabak and the minister of territorial administration and infrastructure of Armenia met in Yerevean.

The two sides emphasized the need for developing industrial and mineral cooperation as well as removal of the logistics barriers.

Iran’s minister of industry pointed to the unique industrial and production capacities of Iran in various fields and said the country is interested in having an active presence in Armenia’s infrastructural projects as well as transferring technical know-how in the fields of mining and mineral industries, IRNA reported.

Atabak invited the Armenian minister to attend the upcoming Iran Mining and Mineral Industries Exhibition and voiced the Iranian public and private sectors’ readiness to participate in various industrial and mineral projects in Armenia.

The minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, for his part, said that his country attaches great importance to its relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in all fields.