Meeting with Armenian Prime Minister

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Admiral Ali Shamkhani, who went to Yerevan during his visit to the countries of the Caucasus region, met with the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and discussed bilateral, regional, and international issues.

Touching on the developing relations between the two countries at the meeting, Shamkhani noted the reduction of tension, protection of regional security, and increasing cooperation without the interference of foreign forces as the most basic needs of the region in order to achieve stability and progress.

He said: "Any tension in the region will create the basis for the presence and role of countries outside the region, which will not be beneficial."

Meeting with Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia

The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council expressed hope that the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan within the framework of protecting the territorial integrity of both countries will lead to lasting peace. Admiral Ali Shamkhani, who met with the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, commented on the principled policy of Iran's current government on expanding and deepening relations with neighboring and regional states and commented on his visit to Armenia in this context.

"Therefore, we support formats like 3+3," said Shamkhani, who was proud of the efforts to establish peace and stability in the region through intra-regional cooperation. He said the Islamic Republic of Iran is against any step leading to regional geopolitical changes.

Reaction from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani expert on Armenia, Vusal Mammadzada, stated that in recent days, the region had witnessed Iran's activity in the political processes. “The visits of Iranian officials to Azerbaijan, as well as the visit of the Azerbaijani foreign minister to Iran, are interesting. The Turkish president will also go to Iran this month,” he added.

“In parallel with the processes, it is noteworthy that some Western countries have urged their citizens not to visit Iran. Some political analysts think that the next target of the West is Iran. Iran is reassessing relations with its neighbors and trying to solve existing problems to prepare itself for new political processes. Iran intends to strengthen relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey by developing more economic relations. This is the main goal of joint projects with Azerbaijan,” the expert concluded.

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