IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
Jan 19 2015
Aras Industrial Site in Iran-Armenia border to be expanded
Presidential Chief Advisor and Secretary of the Supreme Council of
Iran's Free Trade, Industrial & Special Economic Zones Akbar Torkan
said Aras Industrial Site in Iran-Armenia border is to be expanded.
Torkan, speaking to managers of the organization, said in Nourdouz, an
area separate from AFZ, an industrial site of 200 hectares is to be
increased to 500 hectares, according to Aras Free Zone (AFZ) Public
Relations.
Aras Free Zone has potentials to make developments in industry, he
said adding that increasing the industrial site in Iran-Armenia border
can advance industrial progress in that area.
To a question about northern parts of Ardabil province, Torkan said
four areas have been suggested to Supreme Council of Free Zones of
which one is to be chosen to promote relations with Azerbaijan
Republic.
He said Aras Free Zone is strongly connected with Azerbaijan Republic
and Armenia.
Also stressing that there are few countries in the world to have 15
neighbors, Torkan said Iran's neighbors are good potentials to
increase economic relations and realization of resistance economy,
adding that free zones are links between Iran and neighbors for more
cooperation.
From: Baghdasarian
Jan 19 2015
Aras Industrial Site in Iran-Armenia border to be expanded
Presidential Chief Advisor and Secretary of the Supreme Council of
Iran's Free Trade, Industrial & Special Economic Zones Akbar Torkan
said Aras Industrial Site in Iran-Armenia border is to be expanded.
Torkan, speaking to managers of the organization, said in Nourdouz, an
area separate from AFZ, an industrial site of 200 hectares is to be
increased to 500 hectares, according to Aras Free Zone (AFZ) Public
Relations.
Aras Free Zone has potentials to make developments in industry, he
said adding that increasing the industrial site in Iran-Armenia border
can advance industrial progress in that area.
To a question about northern parts of Ardabil province, Torkan said
four areas have been suggested to Supreme Council of Free Zones of
which one is to be chosen to promote relations with Azerbaijan
Republic.
He said Aras Free Zone is strongly connected with Azerbaijan Republic
and Armenia.
Also stressing that there are few countries in the world to have 15
neighbors, Torkan said Iran's neighbors are good potentials to
increase economic relations and realization of resistance economy,
adding that free zones are links between Iran and neighbors for more
cooperation.
From: Baghdasarian