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IRAN, ARMENIA SIGN AGREEMENT ON AIR TRANSPORTATION
FARS News Agency, Iran
May 24, 2014 Saturday
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Armenia inked a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on increasing their cooperation in air transportation.
The MoU which is an effort to remove the obstacles standing in the
way of air transportation between the two countries was endorsed
by Armenia's Deputy Economy Minister Sergei Avetisyan and Director
Iran's Civil Aviation Organization for Legal and International Affairs
Mohmmad Saeed Sharafi. The agreement will lift restrictions on the
number of flights, capacities and routes, enabling Iran and Armenia to
create a favorable atmosphere of free competition for their airlines
and promote bilateral relations between the two countries in area
of civil aviation. Iran and Armenia have taken major strides toward
promoting their bilateral relations in recent years, particularly in
the economic sector.
According to Iran's Commercial Attaché in Yerevan Hamaiak Avadis
Yanes, the trade turnover between the two neighboring countries hit
USD 293 million in 2013. In August, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani
and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsian, in a meeting in Tehran,
called for the expansion of mutual cooperation in all arenas. During
the meeting, the Iranian president said that relations between Iran
and Armenia have been friendly based on mutual interests and there
is no doubt that the same trend will be continued in future to help
enhance the current level of relations and cooperation. "Iran has
always called for expansion of relations and cooperation with Armenia
thanks to both sides cultural and civilization commonalities," Rouhani
added. "Armenia at international conferences has always adopted a
very close and friendly stand with Iran, which helps meet both sides'
interests," Rouhani said. The Armenian president, for his part, said
that Iran and Armenia have kept abreast of developments throughout
history and in the past 20 years they developed economic cooperation.
"There is no doubt that ties and cooperation between the two countries
will be bolstered in line with the expansion of economic cooperation
during the tenure of president Rouhani," he said. According to the
National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), around 1.5 billion cubic meters
of natural gas has been traded with Armenian electricity from 2007
to 2012.
FARS News Agency, Iran
May 24, 2014 Saturday
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Armenia inked a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on increasing their cooperation in air transportation.
The MoU which is an effort to remove the obstacles standing in the
way of air transportation between the two countries was endorsed
by Armenia's Deputy Economy Minister Sergei Avetisyan and Director
Iran's Civil Aviation Organization for Legal and International Affairs
Mohmmad Saeed Sharafi. The agreement will lift restrictions on the
number of flights, capacities and routes, enabling Iran and Armenia to
create a favorable atmosphere of free competition for their airlines
and promote bilateral relations between the two countries in area
of civil aviation. Iran and Armenia have taken major strides toward
promoting their bilateral relations in recent years, particularly in
the economic sector.
According to Iran's Commercial Attaché in Yerevan Hamaiak Avadis
Yanes, the trade turnover between the two neighboring countries hit
USD 293 million in 2013. In August, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani
and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsian, in a meeting in Tehran,
called for the expansion of mutual cooperation in all arenas. During
the meeting, the Iranian president said that relations between Iran
and Armenia have been friendly based on mutual interests and there
is no doubt that the same trend will be continued in future to help
enhance the current level of relations and cooperation. "Iran has
always called for expansion of relations and cooperation with Armenia
thanks to both sides cultural and civilization commonalities," Rouhani
added. "Armenia at international conferences has always adopted a
very close and friendly stand with Iran, which helps meet both sides'
interests," Rouhani said. The Armenian president, for his part, said
that Iran and Armenia have kept abreast of developments throughout
history and in the past 20 years they developed economic cooperation.
"There is no doubt that ties and cooperation between the two countries
will be bolstered in line with the expansion of economic cooperation
during the tenure of president Rouhani," he said. According to the
National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), around 1.5 billion cubic meters
of natural gas has been traded with Armenian electricity from 2007
to 2012.