YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS: Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and Armenian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Yervand Zakharyan held a meeting in Tehran on October 20 to discuss possible ways to boost the two countries’ relations in the oil sector.

Yervand Zakharyan arrived in Tehran on October 19 for an official visit, Armenpress reports citing Iran's SHANA News Agency.

The Armenian Minister held a meeting with Iran's Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian on October 19.

"Iran and Armenia have good relations, especially in the energy sector," Chitchian said.

Iran bartered about 900 million cubic meters of its gas with 1.14 billion Kwh of Armenian electricity during the last Iranian fiscal year (ended on March 21), according to the official data, released by Iran's Energy and Oil Ministry. Iran doesn't export crude oil to Armenia.

IRNA reported earlier that Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan has also visited Tehran to discuss possible ways to increase bilateral trades, especially in the oil and gas sector.