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Iran's president reaches agreement with Armenia on gas pipeline
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
September 8, 2004, Wednesday
YEREVAN -- Iran and Armenia agreed Wednesday on the construction of a
gas pipeline during Iranian President Mohammed Khatami's first visit
to Yerevan. The agreement was reached in a meeting between Khatami
and Armenian President Robert Kocharian at which the two leaders
also signed a broad agreement on friendship and cooperation between
their two countries. Armenia, which shares a 50-kilometre-long
border with Iran along its southern tip, is dependent on energy
deliveries from Iran. It is cut off from much of the economic
activity in the region by Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan to the
east. In addition, Khatami told reporters Iran was dedicating great
attention to stability in the Caucasus. The Iranian news agency IRNA
said Khatami referred to historical ties between the two countries
during his meeting with Kocharian and highlighted the role of Iran
and Armenia in the region. He said the two sides' security, stability
and development are interrelated and for this reason, "We should
broaden our ties more than ever before," he said, according to IRNA.
Kocharian said relations between Armenia and Iran were very close,
and all opportunities should be seized for broadening of mutual ties.
Iran plays a very significant and unique role in the region, he said,
adding that Yerevan welcomes expansion of cooperation with Tehran.
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur
September 8, 2004, Wednesday
YEREVAN -- Iran and Armenia agreed Wednesday on the construction of a
gas pipeline during Iranian President Mohammed Khatami's first visit
to Yerevan. The agreement was reached in a meeting between Khatami
and Armenian President Robert Kocharian at which the two leaders
also signed a broad agreement on friendship and cooperation between
their two countries. Armenia, which shares a 50-kilometre-long
border with Iran along its southern tip, is dependent on energy
deliveries from Iran. It is cut off from much of the economic
activity in the region by Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan to the
east. In addition, Khatami told reporters Iran was dedicating great
attention to stability in the Caucasus. The Iranian news agency IRNA
said Khatami referred to historical ties between the two countries
during his meeting with Kocharian and highlighted the role of Iran
and Armenia in the region. He said the two sides' security, stability
and development are interrelated and for this reason, "We should
broaden our ties more than ever before," he said, according to IRNA.
Kocharian said relations between Armenia and Iran were very close,
and all opportunities should be seized for broadening of mutual ties.
Iran plays a very significant and unique role in the region, he said,
adding that Yerevan welcomes expansion of cooperation with Tehran.
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