Armenia and Iran have expressed a desire to increase bilateral trade turnover

ArmInfo. Armenia attaches great  importance to warm and good- neighborly relations with Iran, Prime  Minister Karen Karapetyan said at a meeting with Iranian President  Hassan Roukhani in Tehran.

As the press service of the Armenian government reports, greeting the  President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, Karen Karapetyan noted with  satisfaction that the Armenian-Iranian relations are at a high level,  and bilateral cooperation continues to develop in an atmosphere of  mutual understanding.

Hassan Roukhani, noted that the visit of the Armenian Prime Minister  will help further deepen bilateral relations in various fields. He  expressed readiness to assist the initiatives of the governments of  the two countries, as well as the implementation of joint programs.

The interlocutors noted the importance of deepening and expanding  cooperation in energy, IT, agriculture, tourism, between FEZ "Syunik"  and "Aras" in order to increase bilateral trade.

Karen Karapetyan stressed the high level of the political dialogue  between Yerevan and Tehran. The sides also touched upon the peaceful  settlement of the Karabakh conflict. The Armenian Prime Minister  stressed that Armenia highly appreciates the balanced position of the  Islamic Republic of Iran on the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict, which is  an important guarantor in ensuring peace and security of the region.

For the first half-year Armenia's trade with Iran amounted to $  114.4mln with an annual growth of 0.4%. At the same time, exports  amounted to $ 34.7 million, a decline of 9.3%, imports - $ 79.7  million, with growth of 5.3%.