President Hassan Rouhani was officially welcomed by his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan.

The welcoming ceremony was held Wednesday at the presidential palace in that country.

After the national anthems of the two countries were played, Iranian and Armenian presidents inspected the guard of honor before starting their bilateral talks.

Strengthening of international, regional and bilateral relations in different areas is among the issues of talks between the two.

President Rouhani arrived in the Armenian capital on the first leg of his regional tour to the three northern neighbors that will take him to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan later.

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