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IRAN PRESIDENT OFFICIALLY WELCOMED BY HIS ARMENIA PRESIDENT
armenews.com
vendredi 23 decembre 2011
Yerevan, Dec 23, IRNA - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Yerevan on
Friday was officially welcomed by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
at the presidential palace.
President Ahmadinejad arrived in Yerevan on Friday morning for an
official visit to Armenia.
He was welcomed by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at
the Yerevan airport.
President Ahmadinejad's visit to Armenia takes place upon an invitation
by Armenian President Sargsyan and in line with expansion of bilateral
ties between two countries.
Supply of oil products to Armenia and construction of railways are
among main topics of discussion during President Ahmadinejad's one-day
visit to Yerevan.
Trade stood at dlrs 270 million in 2010 between the two countries. The
figure rose up to dlrs 300 million in 2011.
Over the past 20 years, energy sector has played an important role
in Iran-Armenia trade relations.
Relations between Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran remain
extremely cordial and both Armenia and Iran are strategic partners
in the region. Armenia and Iran enjoy cultural and historical ties
that go back thousands of years. There are no border dispute between
the two countries and the Christian Armenian minority in Iran enjoys
official recognition.
In July, 2007, a memorandum was signed on the start of feasibility
studies on the ideas of building an Armenian-Iranian railway and a
Russian-owned oil refinery that would process Iranian crude.
The Armenian government is building a second, bigger highway leading
to the Iranian border in the hope of boosting trade with Iran.
The two countries have reached a preliminary agreement to make joint
TV serials. The joint venture would portray the social and cultural
life of Iran and Armenia and expand cinematic ties between the two
countries.
9191**1416 Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30726984
armenews.com
vendredi 23 decembre 2011
Yerevan, Dec 23, IRNA - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Yerevan on
Friday was officially welcomed by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
at the presidential palace.
President Ahmadinejad arrived in Yerevan on Friday morning for an
official visit to Armenia.
He was welcomed by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at
the Yerevan airport.
President Ahmadinejad's visit to Armenia takes place upon an invitation
by Armenian President Sargsyan and in line with expansion of bilateral
ties between two countries.
Supply of oil products to Armenia and construction of railways are
among main topics of discussion during President Ahmadinejad's one-day
visit to Yerevan.
Trade stood at dlrs 270 million in 2010 between the two countries. The
figure rose up to dlrs 300 million in 2011.
Over the past 20 years, energy sector has played an important role
in Iran-Armenia trade relations.
Relations between Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran remain
extremely cordial and both Armenia and Iran are strategic partners
in the region. Armenia and Iran enjoy cultural and historical ties
that go back thousands of years. There are no border dispute between
the two countries and the Christian Armenian minority in Iran enjoys
official recognition.
In July, 2007, a memorandum was signed on the start of feasibility
studies on the ideas of building an Armenian-Iranian railway and a
Russian-owned oil refinery that would process Iranian crude.
The Armenian government is building a second, bigger highway leading
to the Iranian border in the hope of boosting trade with Iran.
The two countries have reached a preliminary agreement to make joint
TV serials. The joint venture would portray the social and cultural
life of Iran and Armenia and expand cinematic ties between the two
countries.
9191**1416 Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30726984