Iran, Georgia Stress Further Broadening of Ties

High-ranking Iranian and Georgian officials in a meeting in Tehran underscored the necessity for the further enhancement of bilateral relations, especially in trade and commercial field, AVA Diplomatic reports.The issue was raised in a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and new Georgian Ambassador to Iran Ioseb Chakhvashvili in Tehran.

During the meeting, Zarif referred to the age-old and friendly relations between Tehran and Tbilisi, and underlined the necessity for further efforts by the two sides to obviate obstacles and problems preventing expansion of cooperation and interactions in various areas of trade.

The Georgian envoy, for his part, reiterated Tbilisi’s willingness to expand all-out relations with Tehran, and said he will make his best efforts to further enhance ties between the two countries.

Iran has recently accelerated expansion of ties and cooperation with friendly countries, including Georgia, and observers believe that the good achievements gained in area of their cooperation should be deemed as a result of the efforts made by the Iranian and Georgian officials.

Iran and Georgia have in recent years accelerated their efforts to expand bilateral and regional cooperation in all domains.