Armenia faction MPs discuss regional developments and TRIPP project with Iranian ambassador
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Anna Grigoryan, leader of the National Assembly’s Armenia faction and a member of the Armenia–Iran Friendship Group, faction secretary Artur Khachatryan and friendship group member Kristine Vardanyan met Iran’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia, Khalil Shirgholami, on 12 October, according to a statement from the National Assembly.
Welcoming the ambassador, Grigoryan said the Armenia faction highly valued Armenia–Iran relations and attached importance to deepening cooperation.
The opposition MPs outlined their faction’s priorities in the newly elected parliament.
The ambassador spoke about the need to strengthen friendly ties between the two countries and their peoples and hold regular meetings. He highlighted the role of friendship groups in expanding parliamentary cooperation.
The participants exchanged views on regional developments and discussed the process of normalising Armenia–Azerbaijan relations.
They emphasised the importance of establishing lasting peace in the South Caucasus. Representatives of the Armenia faction raised the issues of the return of Armenians held in Azerbaijan and the preservation of Armenian historical and cultural heritage in Karabakh.
The two sides also discussed progress in implementing the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project.