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    CONSTRUCTION OF KAJARAN-ARARAT SECTOR OF IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE COMPLETED

    ArmInfo
    2008-12-01 17:53:00

    ArmInfo. Construction of the Kajaran-Ararat sector of the Iran-Armenia
    gas pipeline has been completed, this will allow Armenia to receive
    gas from Iran in the near future. The total value of the project made
    up approximately 130 mln USD.

    Former and incumbent presidents of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Serzh
    Sargsyan, Energy Minister Armen Movsissyan, Head of Gazprom Aleksey
    Miller and Director General of ArmRusgasprom CJSC Karen Karapetyan
    attended the closing ceremony of construction, Monday. The last joint
    of the pipeline near the town of Vedi, Ararat region of Armenia,
    was solemnly welded during the ceremony.

    Chairman of Board of Gazprom A.Miller said that the new channel of
    gas delivery is an important step to ensure the energy security of
    Armenia, reliable and stable deliveries of energy resources. "Our
    successful cooperation with Armenian colleagues can be carried out only
    on the basis of high-level political cooperation between Russia and
    Armenia. Our cooperation is based first and foremost on friendship
    and mutual benefit, and this is the pledge of its steadiness and
    durability", - Miller said.

    Armenian Energy Minister A.Movsissyan said that the completed sector
    of the gas pipeline will be tested in several days and put into
    operation. Through this direction Armenia will manage to receive up
    to 2.6 bln cub.m. per year.

    According to interstate agreements reached earlier, Armenia will pay
    for the gas by deliveries of electric power to Iran at the rate of
    3 KW/h for 1 cub.m. The gas will be delivered if the need arises.
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