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ARMENIAN PM, IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSS PROSPECTS OF DEEPENING COOPERATION
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NEWS | 13.02.14 | 09:23
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on Wednesday received Iranian
Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad Reisi to discuss a wide range of
issues related to the agenda of Armenian-Iranian cooperation, the
press service of the Armenian government reported.
The prime minister congratulated the diplomat and the friendly people
of Iran on the 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution and wished
them success.
"These meetings strengthen the friendship of our peoples and we must
consistently implement joint economic cooperation projects," Sargsyan
said, according to the report.
Ambassador Raiesi stressed for his part that the development of ties
with Armenia is a priority direction of Iran's foreign policy and that
Iran is ready to expand cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral
formats in various spheres, especially in energy and transit traffic.
During the meeting the sides, in particular, discussed the construction
of a hydropower plant in Meghri and the third Armenia-Iran high-voltage
power transmission line, as well as details of the construction
projects of a railway and an oil pipeline.
According to Sargsyan, the Armenian government prioritizes these
projects and will make efforts for their implementation.
The sides said the 12th sitting of the Armenian-Iranian
intergovernmental commission due in Tehran this year will be an
opportunity to discuss new directions of deepening cooperation.
The sides also attached importance to mutual high-level visits in
terms of promoting contacts. The ambassador conveyed Iranian First
Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri's invitation for the head of the
Armenian government to visit Iran.
http://armenianow.com/news/51968/armenia_iran_cooperation_prime_minister_tigran_sar gsyan
NEWS | 13.02.14 | 09:23
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on Wednesday received Iranian
Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad Reisi to discuss a wide range of
issues related to the agenda of Armenian-Iranian cooperation, the
press service of the Armenian government reported.
The prime minister congratulated the diplomat and the friendly people
of Iran on the 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution and wished
them success.
"These meetings strengthen the friendship of our peoples and we must
consistently implement joint economic cooperation projects," Sargsyan
said, according to the report.
Ambassador Raiesi stressed for his part that the development of ties
with Armenia is a priority direction of Iran's foreign policy and that
Iran is ready to expand cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral
formats in various spheres, especially in energy and transit traffic.
During the meeting the sides, in particular, discussed the construction
of a hydropower plant in Meghri and the third Armenia-Iran high-voltage
power transmission line, as well as details of the construction
projects of a railway and an oil pipeline.
According to Sargsyan, the Armenian government prioritizes these
projects and will make efforts for their implementation.
The sides said the 12th sitting of the Armenian-Iranian
intergovernmental commission due in Tehran this year will be an
opportunity to discuss new directions of deepening cooperation.
The sides also attached importance to mutual high-level visits in
terms of promoting contacts. The ambassador conveyed Iranian First
Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri's invitation for the head of the
Armenian government to visit Iran.