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Tehran Times, Iran
June 6 2011
Armenia, Iran firm to connect railway systems: ambassador
Tehran Times Political Desk
TEHRAN - Armenian ambassador to Iran Grigor Arakelyan has said Tehran
and Yerevan are determined to link the two countries' railway systems.
Arakelyan made the remarks in an interview with IRNA News Agency
published on Sunday.
Commenting on a recent meeting of the two countries' joint committee
in Tehran, he said Iran and Armenia signed an agreement, which is
regarded as a timetable for conducting joint activities in various
economic spheres.
At the end of the meeting both sides agreed that their transportation
ministries sign a memorandum of understanding in the next three months
in order to make preparations for constructing the railways, he
explained.
Thus, Iran will undertake to construct a 60-kilometer railway from
Jolfa, a town located to the north of Tabriz, in East Azarbaijan to
its borders with Armenia and Armenia, in turn, will construct a
400-kilometer railway from its border, he stated.
Through the railway, Armenia will be able to transport passengers and
goods to Persian Gulf littoral states and some member states of the
Economic Cooperation Organization, he added.
The railway will also facilitate the transport of people and goods
from Iran to littoral states of the Black Sea and some northern
countries, he added.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Arakelyan said President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad's visit to Yerevan will help the two countries strengthen
their relations and expand their cooperation.
Ahmadinejad will leave Tehran for Yerevan today to hold talks with
Armenian officials on issues of mutual interest. The visit takes place
in response to a similar visit by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to
Iran late March.
The Armenian ambassador said, `Iran and Armenia have no political
problems' and they are a model of two friendly countries in the
region.
He also said Tehran and Yerevan can help establish security in the
region through expanding ties in all spheres, including running joint
infrastructure projects.
And in order to utilize the countries' potential, building roads
between the two countries are highly important, he added.
Arakelyan also said Armenia expects Iran to help it construct highways
in mountainous areas, which are close to its borders with Iran
From: A. Papazian
June 6 2011
Armenia, Iran firm to connect railway systems: ambassador
Tehran Times Political Desk
TEHRAN - Armenian ambassador to Iran Grigor Arakelyan has said Tehran
and Yerevan are determined to link the two countries' railway systems.
Arakelyan made the remarks in an interview with IRNA News Agency
published on Sunday.
Commenting on a recent meeting of the two countries' joint committee
in Tehran, he said Iran and Armenia signed an agreement, which is
regarded as a timetable for conducting joint activities in various
economic spheres.
At the end of the meeting both sides agreed that their transportation
ministries sign a memorandum of understanding in the next three months
in order to make preparations for constructing the railways, he
explained.
Thus, Iran will undertake to construct a 60-kilometer railway from
Jolfa, a town located to the north of Tabriz, in East Azarbaijan to
its borders with Armenia and Armenia, in turn, will construct a
400-kilometer railway from its border, he stated.
Through the railway, Armenia will be able to transport passengers and
goods to Persian Gulf littoral states and some member states of the
Economic Cooperation Organization, he added.
The railway will also facilitate the transport of people and goods
from Iran to littoral states of the Black Sea and some northern
countries, he added.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Arakelyan said President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad's visit to Yerevan will help the two countries strengthen
their relations and expand their cooperation.
Ahmadinejad will leave Tehran for Yerevan today to hold talks with
Armenian officials on issues of mutual interest. The visit takes place
in response to a similar visit by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to
Iran late March.
The Armenian ambassador said, `Iran and Armenia have no political
problems' and they are a model of two friendly countries in the
region.
He also said Tehran and Yerevan can help establish security in the
region through expanding ties in all spheres, including running joint
infrastructure projects.
And in order to utilize the countries' potential, building roads
between the two countries are highly important, he added.
Arakelyan also said Armenia expects Iran to help it construct highways
in mountainous areas, which are close to its borders with Iran
From: A. Papazian