FM: Iran-Armenia dispute should be resolved through political means

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that the Iran-Armenia dispute should be resolved through political means. Amirabdollahian, at the head of a high-ranking delegation, arrived in the Armenian capital on Thursday (October 20). Following a meeting with the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Iran's top diplomat said that “we urged Armenian officials that the dispute between the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia must be solved and territorial integrity of Armenia and the Azerbaijan Republic should be considered.” Iran monitors every possible geopolitical change on borders, he stated. We have explicitly informed all sides about our stances, he further noted. Elsewhere in his remarks, he referred to the plan of Tehran and Yerevan to increase the trade volume, adding that “we agreed to increase the volume from $700 million to $1 billion in the near future, and we have targeted up to $3 billion. Fortunately, there are very good areas in the areas of tourism, energy, agriculture, and joint production between the two countries that businessmen can use this capacity, he underlined. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish