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Fars News Agency, Iran
May 24 2014
Iran, Armenia Sign Agreement on Air Transportation
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.
From: A. Papazian
May 24 2014
Iran, Armenia Sign Agreement on Air Transportation
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.
From: A. Papazian