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  • Iran, Armenia stress labor, employment cooperation

    IRNA, Iran
    January 25, 2005 Tuesday 6:58 PM EST

    Iran, Armenia stress labor, employment cooperation

    Tehran

    Minister of Labor and Employment Affairs Nasser Khaleqi and Armenian
    Minsiter of Soical Welfare Agvan Vartanyan stressed in a meeting here
    Tuesday on sharing experiences on labor and employment affairs.

    They also signed a memorandum of understanding which stipulates for
    rising productivity in centers for dissemination of employment data,
    finding solutions for reducing youth unemployment rate, and expansion
    of small and medium-size industrial units.

    Also, other areas of cooperation will be to devise ways for reducing
    emolument-related injuries and rising employees health, the role of
    worker and employer unions in stabilizing labor markets, , and
    exchange of educational and vocational-related experiences.

    Another a agreement was signed between the Armenian minister of labor
    and Iran`s Welfare and Social Security Ministry for removing hurdles
    on boosting employment.

    The agreement has 14 article, implementation of which are mandatory
    after the two side`s approval.

    Including labor cooperation, the two nations are engaged in various
    development projects.

    Speaking in an interview with a Yerevan-based weekly in December
    Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Alireza Haqiqian said, "Iran`s
    relations with foreign countries, in particular its neighbors, is
    based on mutual respect and non-interference in their domestic
    affairs."

    Expressing satisfaction over the current level of Iran-Armenia
    relations and its growing trend, he said that the visits of Armenia`s
    President Robert Kocharian to Tehran and President Mohammad Khatami`s
    trip to Yerevan played a crucial role in further strengthening mutual
    ties.

    . He referred to some of the projects on the agenda including the
    meetings of the joint economic commission, active participation of
    Iranian tradesmen in Armenia`s market, the activities of Iranian
    economic institutions there and cooperation in the energy sector.

    In response to a question whether Moscow-Baku-Tehran railway will
    replace Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan route, he said that given Iran`s decisive
    role in the regional transit system, the interest of the countries of
    the region in cooperation with Iran is quite natural.

    He added that according to a number of specialists, the Baku-Ceyhan
    railway project is a political scheme, not economical.
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