Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution met this morning with Mr. Serzh Sarkisian, the President of Armenia. Speaking at the meeting, which was also attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Leader urged the Armenian President to follow up the agreements signed in Tehran.
His Eminence said that the Iranian nation and government welcome the expansion of relations with the people and government of Armenia. He expressed his gratitude to Armenian Iranians for their important role in different historical eras and added: "Our Armenian compatriots fought shoulder to shoulder with their Muslim brothers during the Sacred Defense Era to defend the Islamic Revolution."
Ayatollah Khamenei stated that expansion of ties between neighboring countries increases internal stability of nations and helps them become invulnerable. He added: "Superpowers try to prevent the expansion of regional relations under various pretexts."
Elsewhere in his speech, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution described creating peace between Armenia and its neighbors as a great idea and said that it is necessity to put the idea into practice.
The Armenian President conveyed warm greetings of his people to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and declared that his country is fully prepared to expand relations with Iran. He also said that he is convinced about the bright future prospects of Armenia's relations with Iran.
