YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, ARMENPRESS. Iran’s energy minister Reza Ardakanian says he hopes that soon the negotiations between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union on creating a free trade zone will have positive results.

“We hope that soon these negotiations will mark a good result. Certainly, I am sure that Armenia’s role and the friendly ties and relations between our countries will contribute to advancing these talks,” the Iranian minister said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission session in Yerevan.

As a member of the EEU and neighbor to Iran, Armenia is actively involved in the preparation work of the agreement between Iran and the EEU on creating a FEZ.

English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan