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Fars News Agency, Iran
June 12 2011
Official: Iran, Armenia to Widen Transportation Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Armenia's transportation officials are seeking to use
Iran's experience in freeway construction, a senior Iranian official
announced on Sunday.
"During the session with Armenian transportation authorities, the two
sides agreed to hold meetings of expert road and railway
transportation committees to enable the two countries to use
transportation links in their public interest and we hope that this
objective will be well attained in future," Iranian Deputy Minister of
Road and Transportation Shahryar Afandizadeh told FNA.
Meantime, the official reminded that Iran and Armenia have already
established proper ties in the transportation sector.
He added that the two countries' committees are slated to hold meeting
in the near future in a bid to enable Armenia use Iran's experience in
constructing freeways through private sector partnership.
Afandizadeh also stressed that Iranian contractors are ready to take
part in the road construction projects in Armenia.
Earlier this week, Armenian Ambassador to Iran Grigor Arakelyan said
Iranian and Armenian officials are working hard to connect the two
countries' transportation systems.
Arakelyan said Iran and Armenia signed an agreement during a recent
meeting of the two countries' joint economic cooperation commission in
Tehran to specify 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.
Iran and Armenia have taken major strides to promote their bilateral
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 rapidly climb in a near future, according to officials.
June 12 2011
Official: Iran, Armenia to Widen Transportation Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Armenia's transportation officials are seeking to use
Iran's experience in freeway construction, a senior Iranian official
announced on Sunday.
"During the session with Armenian transportation authorities, the two
sides agreed to hold meetings of expert road and railway
transportation committees to enable the two countries to use
transportation links in their public interest and we hope that this
objective will be well attained in future," Iranian Deputy Minister of
Road and Transportation Shahryar Afandizadeh told FNA.
Meantime, the official reminded that Iran and Armenia have already
established proper ties in the transportation sector.
He added that the two countries' committees are slated to hold meeting
in the near future in a bid to enable Armenia use Iran's experience in
constructing freeways through private sector partnership.
Afandizadeh also stressed that Iranian contractors are ready to take
part in the road construction projects in Armenia.
Earlier this week, Armenian Ambassador to Iran Grigor Arakelyan said
Iranian and Armenian officials are working hard to connect the two
countries' transportation systems.
Arakelyan said Iran and Armenia signed an agreement during a recent
meeting of the two countries' joint economic cooperation commission in
Tehran to specify 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.
Iran and Armenia have taken major strides to promote their bilateral
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 rapidly climb in a near future, according to officials.