Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Oct 27 2012
Armenian president urges enhanced cooperation with Iran
27 October 2012 – 3:15pm
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan has stressed the importance of
strengthening bilateral cooperation with Iran in various political,
economic and cultural fields, Press TV reports.
`Armenia is interested in enhanced relations with its neighbor, Iran,
and bolstering effective cooperation between the two countries. This
will help increase bilateral commercial exchanges,’ Sarksyan said in a
meeting with Iran’s Energy Minister Majid Namjou on Friday.
He lauded the growing ties between Yerevan and Tehran and expressed
confidence that the Iran-Armenia joint state commission would play a
leading role in the further expansion of cooperation in all areas.
The Armenian president said the construction of Meghri hydroelectric
power plant over the Aras River, which forms the common border between
two countries, would begin soon as another instance of constructive
bilateral cooperation.
According to an agreement reached by the Iranian energy minister and
his Armenian counterpart, Armen Movsisian, in June, the hydroelectric
power plant, which will straddle the border river, will have the
capacity to produce 130 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
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