Armenian president, Iranian energy minister discuss cooperation

Armenian president, Iranian energy minister discuss cooperation

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
1 Dec 04

[Armenian] President Robert Kocharyan received a delegation led by
Iranian Energy Minister Habibollah Bitaraf today.

The Iranian minister informed President Robert Kocharyan that the
construction of the Iranian sector of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline
will start in two and a half months. Iran intends to bring the
capacity of the power exchange with Armenia to 1,000 MW by the
construction of the third high-voltage power line, he added.

The Armenian president said that the launching of the construction of
the Armenian sector of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline and the
construction of the Agarak-Shinuayr high-voltage power line were the
beginning of major cooperation between Armenia and Iran and created an
opportunity to discuss future projects.

Robert Kocharyan noted that the Armenian side was ready to do
everything possible to continue the current tempo of cooperation.

During the meeting, the sides also discussed the construction of the
Megri-Kadzharan tunnel and the import of fuel from Iran to Armenia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress