Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian officially opened the recently established Iranian Consulate in Kapan, the capital of Armenia’s southern Syunik Province.

Mirzoyan, according to his office remarked that Iran has always been and will continue to be a key partner for Armenia.

“Our cooperation includes a rather comprehensive political agenda, as well as strong ties in the fields of trade, energy, transport, scientific education, tourism, culture, science, and education, which, we hope, will deepen even more and give a qualitative and practical new breath to the activities of the consulate general that opens today,” Mirzoyan said.

He said that Armenia intends to open a consulate in Tabriz.