FM to head for Armenia for key political-economic talks

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will set off for Yerevan to hold key talks with senior Armenian officials on issues of mutual interest.

According to Press TV, heading a politico-economic delegation, Zarif will leave for Yerevan on Tuesday at the official invitation of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday.

He added that the top Iranian diplomat is scheduled to hold talks with his Armenian counterpart, President Serzh Sargsyan, and Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan.

The sides would exchange views about ways to improve relations in different fields, the spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, Iranian Ambassador to Yerevan Mohammad Kazem Sajjadi said Zarif would deliver a speech at an economic meeting of the two countries’ tradesmen, entrepreneurs and economic activists.

The participants would discuss avenues for bolstering cooperation in trade and economic sectors as well as joint ventures.

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