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IRAN AND ARMENIA AGREE TO BUILD PEACE PARK IN JOINT BORDER AREA
February 14, 2014 | 13:01
Iran and Armenia held final talks for establishing a Peace and
Friendship Park at the joint border area, IranianPresidential Advisor
and Head of Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar said.
Her remarks came during the inaugural ceremony of the 13th
International Environmental Exhibition which officially opened in
the Iranian capital earlier in the day with the participation of a
number of Iranian and foreign officials.
The idea of Iran-Armenia peace park has originally started in 2012
when Tehran and Yerevan signed an agreement to establish a natural
reserve on either side of their border to symbolize and cement growing
cooperation between the two neighboring states, IRNA agency reported.
The Iranian official expressed hope that construction of the project
would begin in a near future.
The park will cover around 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres) of land
straddling the Aras river, which marks the Armenian-Iranian border.
According to the Iranian and Armenian officials, the project would
not only protect wildlife and flora in the mountainous area but also
promote ecotourism.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
February 14, 2014 | 13:01
Iran and Armenia held final talks for establishing a Peace and
Friendship Park at the joint border area, IranianPresidential Advisor
and Head of Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar said.
Her remarks came during the inaugural ceremony of the 13th
International Environmental Exhibition which officially opened in
the Iranian capital earlier in the day with the participation of a
number of Iranian and foreign officials.
The idea of Iran-Armenia peace park has originally started in 2012
when Tehran and Yerevan signed an agreement to establish a natural
reserve on either side of their border to symbolize and cement growing
cooperation between the two neighboring states, IRNA agency reported.
The Iranian official expressed hope that construction of the project
would begin in a near future.
The park will cover around 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres) of land
straddling the Aras river, which marks the Armenian-Iranian border.
According to the Iranian and Armenian officials, the project would
not only protect wildlife and flora in the mountainous area but also
promote ecotourism.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am