ArmInfo. The visit of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan to Iran demonstrated the impossibility of determining the Armenian-Iranian relations with other countries. Mikael Zolyan, a deputy of the Armenian parliament from the My Step bloc, expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.
"The visit demonstrated the importance of Iran as a regional partner and neighbor for Armenia. And, in my opinion, it was very important to convey this to Tehran right now. And this message was undoubtedly perceived correctly in Iran, as evidenced by Iran's the results of the visit of the Armenian Prime Minister. Moreover, given Russia's rather close relations with Iran, it is not necessary to speak in this light and about any deterioration in Armenian-Russian relations, "he stressed.In general, Zolyan assesses the results of the visit of the Armenian Prime Minister to Tehran positively. According to his forecasts, the communication channels between the leadership of the two countries established as a result of Pashinyan's visit to Iran will very soon demonstrate their productivity. In particular, in the matter of pricing in the case of an increase in the volume of Iranian gas supplies to Armenia announced by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
According to the parliamentarian, the gas issue in Armenia is overly politicized, while, first of all, this should be treated from a business standpoint."Armenia is a buyer. The presence of competition in the gas market is based on our interests, respectively, we must take into account all possible options. Unlike the previous authorities acting solely in their own narrow group interests, we will try to reach decisions in the interests of all citizens of our country. And, of course, we must respect and strictly observe the agreements and obligations already signed in this area. At the same time, in the end, the spectrum of relations between Armenia and Russia is not limited to relations between Armenia and " AZPROMO, "- he stressed.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is visiting Iran on February 27-28, met with the highest political and spiritual leadership of the country. The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, expressed his readiness to increase gas supplies to Armenia in order to expand the electricity for gas barter between Armenia and Iran. He also expressed readiness to discuss trilateral cooperation for the export of gas to Georgia, transit through Armenia. In terms of cooperation in the field of energy, the parties considered the possibilities of the energy corridor Iran-Armenia-Georgia-Russia, the transport and logistics from the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea.