Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Nov 30 2004

Gas pipeline to connect Iran, Armenia

Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markarian and Iranian Energy
Minister Habibullah Bitaraf are scheduled to meet in the Sunik
province on Tuesday to negotiate construction of a gas pipeline
connecting the two countries.
The pipeline is reportedly to be ready by 2007.
The issue was discussed during a recent visit by the Iranian
President Muhammad Khatami to Armenia.*