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IRANIAN, ARMENIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS ENERGY COOPERATION
Fars News Agency
June 4 2012
Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian and Armenian officials underlined
maintaining ties and cooperation in various fields, specially in the
energy sector.
Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou and Armenia's President
Serzh Sargsian explored avenues for the further bolstering of the
two countries' mutual cooperation, specially in the energy sector,
in a meeting in Yerevan.
Namjou also met with Armenia's Energy Minister Armen Movsisian and
told his counterpart that Tehran is ready to help resolve problems
in 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, and said, "The projects serve the interests of both
nations."
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.
In recent years, Iran and its Northern neighbor Armenia have signed
agreements on energy cooperation and agreed to cooperate in technology
and research and to enhance ties in commerce and economy.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart
Serzh Sargsian pledged in December 2011 to further expand "high-level
relations" between their nations and, in particular, give new impetus
to the implementation of joint energy projects that have fallen
behind schedule.
From: A. Papazian
Fars News Agency
June 4 2012
Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian and Armenian officials underlined
maintaining ties and cooperation in various fields, specially in the
energy sector.
Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou and Armenia's President
Serzh Sargsian explored avenues for the further bolstering of the
two countries' mutual cooperation, specially in the energy sector,
in a meeting in Yerevan.
Namjou also met with Armenia's Energy Minister Armen Movsisian and
told his counterpart that Tehran is ready to help resolve problems
in 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, and said, "The projects serve the interests of both
nations."
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.
In recent years, Iran and its Northern neighbor Armenia have signed
agreements on energy cooperation and agreed to cooperate in technology
and research and to enhance ties in commerce and economy.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart
Serzh Sargsian pledged in December 2011 to further expand "high-level
relations" between their nations and, in particular, give new impetus
to the implementation of joint energy projects that have fallen
behind schedule.
From: A. Papazian