TEHRAN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iranian and Armenian officials signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in veterinary, technology and cultural sectors in Tehran on Monday, official IRNA news agency reported.
The documents were signed on the sidelines of a meeting between visiting Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and Iranian first Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri.
Karapetyan, who arrived in the capital Tehran on Monday, heads a high-ranking economic and cultural delegation.
During the meeting, Jahangiri said that his country is keen on deepening relations with neighboring countries, and that Tehran sees no obstacle in the way to boost cooperation with the neighbors, Armenia in particular.
He praised Tehran-Yerevan ties as "age-old" and said the relationship between the people of the two countries is based on numerous commonalities shared by them, according to Tasnim news agency.
Jahangiri also said various fields of gas, electricity, agriculture, converting industries, technical and engineering services, as well as transportation, can be among the areas of cooperation between the two countries.
The Armenian premier, for his part, pointed to some joint projects between the two countries and stressed the need to eliminate problems hampering the implementation of the projects.
Karapetyan also emphasized that his country is prepared to boost the volume of bilateral trade with Iran remarkably.
