ArmInfo. Last night, Iranian Vice President Seyed Hamid Pourmohammadi arrived in Yerevan. Information about the visit was posted on his Facebook page by RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan, who greeted the distinguished guest at Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport.
Seyed Hamid Pourmohammadi is the co-chair of the Iranian-Armenian intergovernmental commission, the 19th meeting of which is scheduled for November 9 in Yerevan. The previous 18th meeting of the commission was held in Tehran on November 14-15, 2024.
According to the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, trade turnover between Armenia and Iran in the first half of 2026 amounted to $371.4 million, an increase of 8.4% compared to the same period last year. Exports from Armenia to Iran amounted to $42.8 million (a 6% decrease), while imports from Iran to Armenia amounted to $336.9 million (an increase of 12%). The parties are currently discussing expanded cooperation, simplifying procedures through the "green customs corridor," and increasing the throughput capacity of the Norduz-Agarak border crossing to 300 trucks per day, with the long-term goal of increasing mutual trade turnover to $3 billion.
