Iran’s energy minister Reza Ardakanian announced that Iran has launched talks on the possibility to supply electricity to Russia via the territory of Armenia, TASS reports.
“We have launched talks with Armenia on the possibility to supply electricity to Russia”, the minister said.
He added that joining the European electric networks is an important task for Iran, stating that Tehran has several options for reaching this goal. “One of these opinions is to join the European electric networks through our northern neighbors”, the minister said.
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