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Moj News Agency, Iran
June 18, 2011 Saturday
Iran, Armenia to Cooperate in Border Control
The government made the announcement after approving a relevant
Armenian-Iranian draft agreement that stresses "the need to elevate
the level of good-neighborly bilateral relations."
The agreement was submitted to Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian's
cabinet for approval by Gagik Khachatrian, head of Armenia's State
Revenue Committee (SRC). Officials in Yerevan could not say when it is
expected to be signed.
The 6-page document stipulates that the immigration and customs bodies
of the two countries will "provide joint services" at the
Meghri-Nourdouz crossing in order to "facilitate international traffic
of passenger, cargoes and transport vehicles."
In particular, individuals crossing the Armenian-Iranian border,
including commercial travelers, would have to fill out customs
declarations only in the country of departure. They and their personal
belongings, goods and means of transport would be checked only in the
country of entry.
The two sides would have to inform one another about "suspicious
goods" transported through Armenian or Iranian territory. Each side
would be entitled to promptly receiving from the other information
about the origin of such goods and, if applicable, the legality of
their import from third countries.
The agreement also envisages the "simplification and standardization
of customs documents" as well as the exchange of information between
Armenian and Iranian immigration checkpoints at Meghri-Nourdouz.
Nevertheless, passports will continue to be checked on either side of
the frontier marked by the Arax river.
Armenian and Iranian nationals need visas to travel to each other's
country. Successive governments in Yerevan have been reluctant to
accept Iranian proposals for a visa-free regime.
Tehran has also been pressing for the signing of an Armenian-Iranian
free trade agreement. The two governments have yet to work out
mutually acceptable terms of such a deal, though.
The plans for joint border control are a further indication of
deepening Armenian-Iranian ties. The two governments are due to launch
this year more multimillion-dollar commercial projects focused on
energy. That includes the planned construction of two large
hydro-electric plants on the Armenian-Iranian frontier.
June 18, 2011 Saturday
Iran, Armenia to Cooperate in Border Control
The government made the announcement after approving a relevant
Armenian-Iranian draft agreement that stresses "the need to elevate
the level of good-neighborly bilateral relations."
The agreement was submitted to Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian's
cabinet for approval by Gagik Khachatrian, head of Armenia's State
Revenue Committee (SRC). Officials in Yerevan could not say when it is
expected to be signed.
The 6-page document stipulates that the immigration and customs bodies
of the two countries will "provide joint services" at the
Meghri-Nourdouz crossing in order to "facilitate international traffic
of passenger, cargoes and transport vehicles."
In particular, individuals crossing the Armenian-Iranian border,
including commercial travelers, would have to fill out customs
declarations only in the country of departure. They and their personal
belongings, goods and means of transport would be checked only in the
country of entry.
The two sides would have to inform one another about "suspicious
goods" transported through Armenian or Iranian territory. Each side
would be entitled to promptly receiving from the other information
about the origin of such goods and, if applicable, the legality of
their import from third countries.
The agreement also envisages the "simplification and standardization
of customs documents" as well as the exchange of information between
Armenian and Iranian immigration checkpoints at Meghri-Nourdouz.
Nevertheless, passports will continue to be checked on either side of
the frontier marked by the Arax river.
Armenian and Iranian nationals need visas to travel to each other's
country. Successive governments in Yerevan have been reluctant to
accept Iranian proposals for a visa-free regime.
Tehran has also been pressing for the signing of an Armenian-Iranian
free trade agreement. The two governments have yet to work out
mutually acceptable terms of such a deal, though.
The plans for joint border control are a further indication of
deepening Armenian-Iranian ties. The two governments are due to launch
this year more multimillion-dollar commercial projects focused on
energy. That includes the planned construction of two large
hydro-electric plants on the Armenian-Iranian frontier.