ArmInfo. The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to cooperate with Armenia in the sector of agriculture. This was stated by Mohammad Hodjati, the Minister of Agriculture of Iran, during his meeting with Ignati Araqerlyan, the Minsiter of Agriculture of Armenia held within the framework of his three day visit to Armenia. According to the press office of the Republic of Armenia Agriculture Ministry, during the meeting parties discussed a large range of Armenian-Iranian cooperation, defined the dimensions of further cooperation.
According to Ignati Araqelyan, therte are all real preconditions available to make investments in agricultural processing and joint projects implementation. " We pay a big importance to Armenian-Iranian agricultural cooperation, and we are open for any suggestions, " Armenian Minister accentuated. Iranian Minister of Agriculture briefly presented the situation in agricultural sector of Iran and the main vectors of the sector development. " Armenia could become a bridge between Iran and EEU either from the points of export and import of productions. It is necessary to set preconditions for joint ventures, " Iranian Minister stated.
During the meeting parties agreed to set a joint working team which will deal with the issues of Armenian- Iranian relations improvement in the sector of agriculture. Based on the results of the meeting, the parties signed a memorandum on mutual understanding in respect of plants protection.