TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday started his tour to three Caucasian and central Asian states, Armenia's Yerevan Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Press TV reported.
A high-ranking political and economic delegation is accompanying Rouhani to discuss ways of improving mutual relations.
Ties with the three countries are highly important to Iran in the light of mutually-beneficial economic potentials, Rouhani said upon his departure.
"We are pursuing economic relations featuring preferential tariffs and ultimately free trade with these countries," Rouhani was quoted as saying.
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