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ARMENIA, IRAN TO DEEPEN COOPERATION
United Press International
Dec 23 2011
YEREVAN, Armenia, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- An Iranian delegation led by
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is making an official visit to the
Armenian capital Yerevan to increase bilateral ties.
Ahmadinejad is making the visit upon the formal invitation of Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan.
Ahmadinejad and Sargsyan had their first round of discussions Friday
concerning bilateral, regional and international issues, Iran's
Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Iranian and Armenian officials signed five memorandum of understanding
covering a variety of fields of cooperation, including the construction
of hydroelectric turbines for the Aras dam, cooperation between
the Institute for Standards and Industrial Research of Iran and the
Armenian National Institute for Standards as well as cooperation in
the fields of social welfare, employment and environment protection.
Other major topics of discussion include Iranian oil exports to Armenia
and the construction of railways, which builds upon a July 2007 MOU
starting feasibility studies on the possibility of constructing an
Armenian-Iranian railway.
United Press International
Dec 23 2011
YEREVAN, Armenia, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- An Iranian delegation led by
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is making an official visit to the
Armenian capital Yerevan to increase bilateral ties.
Ahmadinejad is making the visit upon the formal invitation of Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan.
Ahmadinejad and Sargsyan had their first round of discussions Friday
concerning bilateral, regional and international issues, Iran's
Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Iranian and Armenian officials signed five memorandum of understanding
covering a variety of fields of cooperation, including the construction
of hydroelectric turbines for the Aras dam, cooperation between
the Institute for Standards and Industrial Research of Iran and the
Armenian National Institute for Standards as well as cooperation in
the fields of social welfare, employment and environment protection.
Other major topics of discussion include Iranian oil exports to Armenia
and the construction of railways, which builds upon a July 2007 MOU
starting feasibility studies on the possibility of constructing an
Armenian-Iranian railway.