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Iran's special envoy visits Armenia's Presidential Palace
news.am
June 02, 2012 | 15:26
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Saturday received the
Iranian President's special envoy, Energy Minister Majid Namjoo, who
presented to Sargsyan Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's
invitation to attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit to be held in
Tehran.
President Sargsyan stressed that Armenia underscores mutually
beneficial cooperation with reliable neighbor and good friend, Iran,
the President's Press Office informs.
Welcoming the growth in the volume of goods turnover between Armenia
and Iran and pointing to the potential to increase this volume, the
interlocutors expressed a hope that the implementation of
programs - specifically in the energy sector - will contribute to
augmenting this volume.
In his turn, the Iranian Energy Minister informed that the
construction of Armenia's Meghri City Hydro Power Plant and of the
third Armenia-Iran high-voltage electricity line will soon commence.
Also, Serzh Sargsyan and Majid Namjoo highly assessed the activities
of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission, whose regular
session is scheduled to take place in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, in
the coming days.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
June 02, 2012 | 15:26
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Saturday received the
Iranian President's special envoy, Energy Minister Majid Namjoo, who
presented to Sargsyan Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's
invitation to attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit to be held in
Tehran.
President Sargsyan stressed that Armenia underscores mutually
beneficial cooperation with reliable neighbor and good friend, Iran,
the President's Press Office informs.
Welcoming the growth in the volume of goods turnover between Armenia
and Iran and pointing to the potential to increase this volume, the
interlocutors expressed a hope that the implementation of
programs - specifically in the energy sector - will contribute to
augmenting this volume.
In his turn, the Iranian Energy Minister informed that the
construction of Armenia's Meghri City Hydro Power Plant and of the
third Armenia-Iran high-voltage electricity line will soon commence.
Also, Serzh Sargsyan and Majid Namjoo highly assessed the activities
of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission, whose regular
session is scheduled to take place in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, in
the coming days.
From: Baghdasarian