TEHRAN - Armenian ambassador to Tehran Artashes Tumanyan has said that his country is ready to boost investment in Iran.

 In a Sunday meeting with the chairman of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Masoud Khansari, the Armenian official said that investment in the field of information technology is prioritized, IRNA reported.

 The central bank of Armenia has developed plans to expand banking and monetary cooperation with Iran, Tumanyan added.

 He went on to say that Armenia will organize an exclusive expo in Tehran in the seventh Iranian calendar month (Sept. 22-Oct. 21).

 Armenian companies are also interested in investing in Iran’s poultry farming industry, he stressed.

 Khansari, for his part, said that cooperation between the two countries should be planned so that it leads to presence in a third market. He proposed that holding joint exhibitions and dispatching trade delegations should be increased.

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