Iran, Armenia gain “stategic importance” from pipeline – Armenian minister
Mediamax news agency, Yerevan
17 May 04
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan said in Yerevan today [17
May] that “the construction of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline will
seriously change the situation in the region”.
The Armenian foreign minister called the signing of the document on the
construction of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline “a most important event”.
Vardan Oskanyan expressed the opinion that after the construction
of the gas pipeline, Iran and Armenia “will acquire new strategic
importance in the region”.