Iran welcomes stability, security in Armenia: Foreign Ministry spokesman
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the Islamic Republic welcomes stability, peace and security in Armenia.
"For the Islamic Republic of Iran, its neighbors and their peace, stability and security have always been the top priority," Qassemi said on Saturday.
He also commended the Armenian parliament's election of a new prime minister for the country, which was hit by weeks of protests.
Qassemi also expressed Iran’s readiness to strengthen relations with Armenia in all fields.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan won the parliament's backing on May 8 to take over as the country's prime minister, ending weeks of mass protests in the ex-Soviet republic.
Fifty-nine lawmakers voted for Pashinyan's candidacy and 42 voted against. Some parliamentarians from the ruling Republican Party also cast their votes in his favor.
The protest movement began in Armenia with a non-violent march on March 31, demanding resignation of newly-appointed PM Serzh Sargsyan, who tried to hold power by becoming premier after ending a decade in power as president.
On April 23, Sargsyan bowed to widening public protests against his rule and resigned from his post.
Sargsyan said in a statement that he was wrong to cling to power after serving for 10 years as president, adding that he resigned to help end the political dispute in the country that widened after parliament elected him as prime minister.
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