Iran’s army plays important role in regional stability: Armenia

April 19, 2009 - 0:0

MOSCOW (IRNA) – Deputy Armenian Defense Minister Ara Nazarian said on Saturday that the Iranian Army is the main cause of regional peace and stability.

He made the remark while addressing a ceremony to commemorate the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army Day in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan. Nazarian added that the Iranian Army guarantees security of its borders with neighboring states.
Also addressing the ceremony, Colonel Ahmad-Reza Allahdadi, Iran’s military attaché to Armenia praised combat readiness and high capability of the Iranian Army in various fields.
Iranian scientists and experts have made significant scientific achievements in different areas despite economic sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic by several western states.
The ceremony to commemorate Iran’s Army Day was attended by a number of senior Armenian military officials, ranking government authorities, several Members of Parliament and ambassadors of foreign countries to Armenia