Serzh Sargsyan: Relations between Armenia and Iran are exemplary in  all spheres

ArmInfo.The relations between Armenia and Iran show that the people who preach various religions can live in harmony and effectively cooperate in all spheres without 

exception. This was stated by the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan 

in an interview with the Iranian newspaper Sharg on the eve of his 

visit to Iran.

According to him, the basis for the development of cooperation 

between the two countries has its roots in the deep past. "Our 

countries are carriers of the oldest civilization, connected with 

thousands of different threads," Sargsyan said, stressing that over 

the past 25 years the relations between Armenia and the Islamic 

Republic of Iran have been constantly developing, including the most 

diverse spheres - from political to trade and economic, from 

humanitarian to cultural- Educational.At the same time, the Armenian 

leader noted that the RA and IRI are in the neighborhood of the most 

unstable regions of the planet.

 <Elements generating instability in these regions are transferred to 

other regions, which resulted in a recent terrorist attack in 

friendly Iran. In these conditions, the consolidated efforts of the 

international community are needed to establish peace and stability 

in the region, and to effectively combat radicalism, "the Armenian 

leader said, while regretting that some countries in the region, 

working on short-term interests, cooperate with terrorists . "Such a 

policy should be universally blamed," he said.

In fact, the RA leader stressed, Armenia and Iran are not consumers 

of international security, but its creators. "Armenia and Iran have 

one commonality - our policy is based on the desire to achieve 

justice, which is very important in the peaceful resolution of 

existing problems," he said, stressing that the countries also unite 

the preaching of universal values.According to Sargsyan, the 

relations between Armenia and Iran are unique and exemplary. The 

President stressed that there is a great untapped potential in the 

sphere of cooperation in the field of science and education, in 

particular, it is necessary to intensify the exchange of 

students.