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Fars News Agency, Iran
June 5 2011
Iran's President to Visit Armenia Tomorrow
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to
pay an official visit to Armenia on Monday in a bid to explore avenues
for the further expansion of ties between the two neighboring states.
Ahmadinejad's visit will take place in response to his Armenian
counterpart President Serzh Sargsyan's earlier visit to Tehran in late
March to attend the International Nowrouz Celebrations.
Ahmadinejad was last in Armenia in 2007. During the trip, the two
sides signed four memoranda of understanding and issued a joint
communiqué on the expansion of bilateral cooperation.
Iran and Armenia have taken major strides towards promoting mutual
relations in the past few years. The bilateral trade volume between
the two states stands at nearly $270 million, a figure that is
expected to climb in a near future, according to officials.
Iran and Armenia have expanded cooperation in power and gas swap in
recent years.
Iran mainly exports natural gas to Armenia and imports power supplies
from the Caucasian state through two transfer lines with a total power
transfer capacity of 220kw/ph at present.
Last week, Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou announced that the
two countries would increase swap of electricity once the third power
transmission line is completed.
"The construction phase of the third power transmission line between
the two countries will start in the next two weeks," Namjou told
reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with Armenian Energy and
Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisian.
He added the new line will bring the volume of power exchange between
the two countries from the current 300mw to 500-800 mw.
The minister said that over $110million of funding is needed for the
construction of the new power transmission line.
June 5 2011
Iran's President to Visit Armenia Tomorrow
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to
pay an official visit to Armenia on Monday in a bid to explore avenues
for the further expansion of ties between the two neighboring states.
Ahmadinejad's visit will take place in response to his Armenian
counterpart President Serzh Sargsyan's earlier visit to Tehran in late
March to attend the International Nowrouz Celebrations.
Ahmadinejad was last in Armenia in 2007. During the trip, the two
sides signed four memoranda of understanding and issued a joint
communiqué on the expansion of bilateral cooperation.
Iran and Armenia have taken major strides towards promoting mutual
relations in the past few years. The bilateral trade volume between
the two states stands at nearly $270 million, a figure that is
expected to climb in a near future, according to officials.
Iran and Armenia have expanded cooperation in power and gas swap in
recent years.
Iran mainly exports natural gas to Armenia and imports power supplies
from the Caucasian state through two transfer lines with a total power
transfer capacity of 220kw/ph at present.
Last week, Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou announced that the
two countries would increase swap of electricity once the third power
transmission line is completed.
"The construction phase of the third power transmission line between
the two countries will start in the next two weeks," Namjou told
reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with Armenian Energy and
Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisian.
He added the new line will bring the volume of power exchange between
the two countries from the current 300mw to 500-800 mw.
The minister said that over $110million of funding is needed for the
construction of the new power transmission line.