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Trend, Azerbaijan
June 3 2012
Iran, Armenia underline maintaining bilateral energy relations
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Armenia have underscored the
importance of maintaining their bilateral cooperation, particularly in
the field of energy, Press TV reported.
The issue was underlined in a meeting of Iranian Energy Minister Majid
Namjou with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan on Saturday.
During the meeting, Namjou submitted the invitation letter from Iran's
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Armenian president to participate
in the 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit on August 26-31 in the
Iranian capital, Tehran.
In a separate meeting with Armenia's Energy Minister Armen Movsisian,
Namjou voiced Iran's readiness to remove the obstacles in the way of
the implementation of joint water and electricity projects.
Movsisian, for his part, called for the speedy execution of the
Iran-Armenia third power transmission line and the Araz hydroelectric
power plant, saying "the projects serve the interests of both
nations."
Earlier in January, Mir Fattah Ghareh Bagh, the managing director of
Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC), said the country's electricity
exports to Armenia will increase upon the completion of the 400-kV
power transfer line, which will connect Iran's electricity network to
the Armenian city of Agarak.
According to Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad, the new
power transmission line aims at exporting Iran's electricity to
Georgia, Russia and Europe.
Iran is currently exchanging electricity with Azerbaijan, Afghanistan,
Armenia, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
The Islamic republic seeks to become a major regional exporter of
electricity and has attracted more than USD 1.1 billion in investments
to build three new power plants.
June 3 2012
Iran, Armenia underline maintaining bilateral energy relations
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Armenia have underscored the
importance of maintaining their bilateral cooperation, particularly in
the field of energy, Press TV reported.
The issue was underlined in a meeting of Iranian Energy Minister Majid
Namjou with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan on Saturday.
During the meeting, Namjou submitted the invitation letter from Iran's
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Armenian president to participate
in the 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit on August 26-31 in the
Iranian capital, Tehran.
In a separate meeting with Armenia's Energy Minister Armen Movsisian,
Namjou voiced Iran's readiness to remove the obstacles in the way of
the implementation of joint water and electricity projects.
Movsisian, for his part, called for the speedy execution of the
Iran-Armenia third power transmission line and the Araz hydroelectric
power plant, saying "the projects serve the interests of both
nations."
Earlier in January, Mir Fattah Ghareh Bagh, the managing director of
Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC), said the country's electricity
exports to Armenia will increase upon the completion of the 400-kV
power transfer line, which will connect Iran's electricity network to
the Armenian city of Agarak.
According to Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad, the new
power transmission line aims at exporting Iran's electricity to
Georgia, Russia and Europe.
Iran is currently exchanging electricity with Azerbaijan, Afghanistan,
Armenia, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
The Islamic republic seeks to become a major regional exporter of
electricity and has attracted more than USD 1.1 billion in investments
to build three new power plants.