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Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA, Iran
June 5 2011
Diplomat: Pres. Ahmadinejad's Armenia visit is highly influential
Tehran, June 5, IRNA - Armenian Ambassador to Tehran Grigor Arakelyan
said here on Sunday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Armenia visit
will be highly influential in promoting the Tehran-Yervan ties,
consolidating their friendship bonds.
`Dr. Ahmadinejad's visit will be in response to his Armenian
counterpart's visit to Tehran, aiming to upgrade mutual ties in
various dimensions. The ties are now in highest possible level
covering political and cultural domains,' Arakelyan said in an
exclusive interview with IRNA.
Noting that a timetable should be set for stronger economic relations,
the diplomat said Iran and Armenia have no problem politically, though
holding different religious beliefs. The features have turned the two
countries to serve as a model of peaceful co-existence in the region,
he added.
He opined that by expanding mutual ties in various fields and through
joint commissioning of infrastructural projects in Armenia, Tehran and
Yerevan can play a key role in guaranteeing regional stability.
`Iran and Armenia enjoy ample potentials for expansion of bilateral
relations and regional cooperation, which make it imperative for both
sides to use them in the best possible manner.'
He said linking routes play a significant role in better use of the
mutual potentials.
Iran and Armenia, he said, can build railroads to link their railways,
he suggested.
Referring to the Tehran-Yerevan joint economic cooperation commission
session, held in Tehran recently, Arakelyan said the agreement inked
at the end of the meeting can serve as a timetable for joint activity
in different economic fields.
He said at the end of the session, the two sides agreed to have their
roads ministers to get together the next three months to sign a deal
for the railway construction project.
The railway, whose construction will be undertaken by Iran, will
extend on 60 kms of lands stretching from Jolfa to the zero border
point with Armenia, said Araklyan, adding that Armenia in turn will
work on a 400 km railway that will link the two countries' rail
tracks.
Once the railway is connected to Armenia, the republic will be
involved in the cargo and passenger transportation between the
northern neighbors and the Black Sea littoral states through its
territory, he said.
On the whole, linking routes- railways are no exception- serve as an
effective mechanism for stronger regional and bilateral relations
economically speaking, he added.
He then said Yerevan expects Iran to contribute to construction of
roads, including highways, in Armenia. Iranian contractors have good
experience in highway construction, he added.
From: Baghdasarian
June 5 2011
Diplomat: Pres. Ahmadinejad's Armenia visit is highly influential
Tehran, June 5, IRNA - Armenian Ambassador to Tehran Grigor Arakelyan
said here on Sunday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Armenia visit
will be highly influential in promoting the Tehran-Yervan ties,
consolidating their friendship bonds.
`Dr. Ahmadinejad's visit will be in response to his Armenian
counterpart's visit to Tehran, aiming to upgrade mutual ties in
various dimensions. The ties are now in highest possible level
covering political and cultural domains,' Arakelyan said in an
exclusive interview with IRNA.
Noting that a timetable should be set for stronger economic relations,
the diplomat said Iran and Armenia have no problem politically, though
holding different religious beliefs. The features have turned the two
countries to serve as a model of peaceful co-existence in the region,
he added.
He opined that by expanding mutual ties in various fields and through
joint commissioning of infrastructural projects in Armenia, Tehran and
Yerevan can play a key role in guaranteeing regional stability.
`Iran and Armenia enjoy ample potentials for expansion of bilateral
relations and regional cooperation, which make it imperative for both
sides to use them in the best possible manner.'
He said linking routes play a significant role in better use of the
mutual potentials.
Iran and Armenia, he said, can build railroads to link their railways,
he suggested.
Referring to the Tehran-Yerevan joint economic cooperation commission
session, held in Tehran recently, Arakelyan said the agreement inked
at the end of the meeting can serve as a timetable for joint activity
in different economic fields.
He said at the end of the session, the two sides agreed to have their
roads ministers to get together the next three months to sign a deal
for the railway construction project.
The railway, whose construction will be undertaken by Iran, will
extend on 60 kms of lands stretching from Jolfa to the zero border
point with Armenia, said Araklyan, adding that Armenia in turn will
work on a 400 km railway that will link the two countries' rail
tracks.
Once the railway is connected to Armenia, the republic will be
involved in the cargo and passenger transportation between the
northern neighbors and the Black Sea littoral states through its
territory, he said.
On the whole, linking routes- railways are no exception- serve as an
effective mechanism for stronger regional and bilateral relations
economically speaking, he added.
He then said Yerevan expects Iran to contribute to construction of
roads, including highways, in Armenia. Iranian contractors have good
experience in highway construction, he added.
From: Baghdasarian