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AZG Armenian Daily #137, 21/07/2007
Armenia-Iran
IN SPITE OF ARMENIAN-IRANIAN COOPERATION IN NUMEROUS SPHERES, COMMODITY
CIRCULATION BETWEEN THEM REMAINS DISSATISFACTORY
A number of important economic programs were considered on the last
session of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission, which
took place in Yerevan, said on a meeting with RA President Robert
Kocharian the Iranian Co-Chair of the Commission and the Foreign
Minister of Iran, Manuchehr Mottaki.
According to the Iranian Minister, at present a number of
infrastructure projects in the spheres of energy and transport are
pending. Emphasizing the willingness of both the sides to intensify
cooperation between Armenia and Iran in different spheres, the
participants of the meeting stated that the high level of political
relations does not correspond the level of economic relations. They
stated that the commodity circulation between Armenia and Iran is
dissatisfactory and there is opportunity to increase it.
The presidential press center informs that the Foreign Minister of Iran
passed to Robert Kocharian the warm greetings of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
During the meeting of Manuchehr Mottaki and his Armenian colleague
Vardan Oskanian, a number of regional issues as well as the Armenia's
and Iran's relations with their neighbors were discussed. Press and
Information Department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports that
Vardan Oskanian represented the democratic processes taking place
in Nagorno-Karabakh, the latest results of the peace process with
Azerbaijan and the Armenian position on that issue. Mr. Mottaki
in return represented the process of negotiations on Iran's nuclear
program.
By A. Haroutiunian
Armenia-Iran
IN SPITE OF ARMENIAN-IRANIAN COOPERATION IN NUMEROUS SPHERES, COMMODITY
CIRCULATION BETWEEN THEM REMAINS DISSATISFACTORY
A number of important economic programs were considered on the last
session of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission, which
took place in Yerevan, said on a meeting with RA President Robert
Kocharian the Iranian Co-Chair of the Commission and the Foreign
Minister of Iran, Manuchehr Mottaki.
According to the Iranian Minister, at present a number of
infrastructure projects in the spheres of energy and transport are
pending. Emphasizing the willingness of both the sides to intensify
cooperation between Armenia and Iran in different spheres, the
participants of the meeting stated that the high level of political
relations does not correspond the level of economic relations. They
stated that the commodity circulation between Armenia and Iran is
dissatisfactory and there is opportunity to increase it.
The presidential press center informs that the Foreign Minister of Iran
passed to Robert Kocharian the warm greetings of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
During the meeting of Manuchehr Mottaki and his Armenian colleague
Vardan Oskanian, a number of regional issues as well as the Armenia's
and Iran's relations with their neighbors were discussed. Press and
Information Department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports that
Vardan Oskanian represented the democratic processes taking place
in Nagorno-Karabakh, the latest results of the peace process with
Azerbaijan and the Armenian position on that issue. Mr. Mottaki
in return represented the process of negotiations on Iran's nuclear
program.
By A. Haroutiunian