During a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the Iranian capital Tehran, Khamenei stressed the historical and geographical similarity and common interests between the two countries, according to a statement published on the Supreme Leader's website on Wednesday.

He said that some parties are against improving strategic ties between the two countries, Xinhua news agency reported, adding that he stressed the need to handle issues related to the two countries carefully.

He also highlighted the concern of the late President Ibrahim Raisi about border issues with Armenia and stressed the importance of paying attention to these issues.

Pashinyan, who is in Iran to attend Raisi's funeral on Wednesday, offered condolences over the death of Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other Iranian officials in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azerbaijan. Expressed.