Iranian governor, Armenian minister discuss expanding economic ties
Arminfo
5 Jul 05
YEREVAN
The governor of Iran’s Hormozgan Province, Ebrahim Derazgisu, who is
paying a visit to Yerevan at the head of a trade-economic delegation
of this province, and Armenian Transport and Communications Minister
Andranik Manukyan have held a meeting in Yerevan.
Discussing the prospects for the development of trade-economic
cooperation between Hormozgan Province and Armenia, Derazgisu and
Manukyan noted good tendencies in the development of Iranian-Armenian
relations and the great potential of bilateral cooperation, an IRNA
new agency correspondent has reported.
During the meeting, the Armenian minister expressed Yerevan’s interest
in using the Bandar-e Abbas seaport for cargo transportation. Manukyan
also pointed out friendly and good-neighbourly relations between
Yerevan and Tehran and stressed the importance of the swift
construction of a second Iran-Armenia road.
In turn, Derazgisu pointed out the high transport potential of
Hormozgan Province and spoke out in favour of expanding cooperation
between Armenia and the Iranian province on the sphere of cargo
transportation. He stressed that Iran’s transport potential and
especially the seaports and free economic zones of Hormozgan Province
are a good basis for developing cooperation between Iran and Armenia.
It must be noted that the average daily transport turnover between
Armenia and Iran totals 743 vehicles, including 276 lorries.