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ARMENIAN MINISTER MAY DISCUSS TRANSIT OF GAS IN TEHRAN
YEREVAN, July 18. / ARKA /. Armenia's minister of energy and natural
resources Yervand Zakarian will travel to Iran before a regular
session of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission, Iranian
ambassador to Armenia, Mohammed Reisi, said today, but he declined
to say when the session could take place or when the minister may go
to Tehran.
According to the ambassador, the Armenian minister may discuss in
Tehran among other things also a possible transit of gas through the
territory of Armenia.
He stressed that Iran has repeatedly declared its readiness to
cooperate with Armenia in all areas, however, before starting transit
of gas through the territory of Armenia an appropriate infrastructure
must be built, more precisely, a new pipeline with wider diameter.
"If a necessary infrastructure is created, and a new pipeline with
wider diameter is built for the transit of gas through the territory
of Armenia, we do not see any problems in the organization of this
process," said the ambassador said.
However, according to him, creation of such infrastructure requires
huge investment. He said construction of a railroad alone requires
an investment of $4 billion.
'The same can be said about the gas pipeline - it requires huge
investments and time," he said. -0 -
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YEREVAN, July 18. / ARKA /. Armenia's minister of energy and natural
resources Yervand Zakarian will travel to Iran before a regular
session of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission, Iranian
ambassador to Armenia, Mohammed Reisi, said today, but he declined
to say when the session could take place or when the minister may go
to Tehran.
According to the ambassador, the Armenian minister may discuss in
Tehran among other things also a possible transit of gas through the
territory of Armenia.
He stressed that Iran has repeatedly declared its readiness to
cooperate with Armenia in all areas, however, before starting transit
of gas through the territory of Armenia an appropriate infrastructure
must be built, more precisely, a new pipeline with wider diameter.
"If a necessary infrastructure is created, and a new pipeline with
wider diameter is built for the transit of gas through the territory
of Armenia, we do not see any problems in the organization of this
process," said the ambassador said.
However, according to him, creation of such infrastructure requires
huge investment. He said construction of a railroad alone requires
an investment of $4 billion.
'The same can be said about the gas pipeline - it requires huge
investments and time," he said. -0 -
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