Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced pleasure with the developing ties between his country and Armenia, and called for the further bolstering of all-out cooperation between the two states.

Iran’s first Vice-President Parviz Davoudi extended his congratulations to Konstandinos Karamanlis and the Greek government and nation on his appointment as the country’s prime minister.

The US refrains from decreasing and dismantling its chemical weapons despite international calls, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said.