Tensions over Iran would not affect its ties with Armenia, Sayed Ali Saygan, Iranian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Armenia, said, News Armenia reports.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Iran in late March 2011. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Yerevan in late December 2011.
The ambassador emphasized that the two states have numerous economic projects they continue realizing. The number of Iranian tourists to Armenia grows every year. He reminded that Iran has been facing sanctions since 1979, the year of the Islamic Revolution.
The US and a set of other Western states accuse Iran of developing nuclear arms on the background of peaceful atom. Tehran denies all accusations and insists that the nuclear program is to fulfill demands for electricity.
Foreign ministers of 27 EU states met in Brussels on January 23 and approved the embargo on Iranian oil exports. The new package of sanctions includes a gradual ban on imports of petroleum from Iran. The embargo will come into full force on July 1.
