ARMENIA CALLS FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IRANIAN SOUTHERN PORT
Asia Pulse; Jul 05, 2005
MOSCOW, July 5 Asia Pulse – Armenian Minister of Transport and
Communication Andranik Manukyan called Tuesday for taking advantage of
special situation of the Iranian southern port of Bandar Abbas,
capital of Hormuzgan province, and using it for transit of goods
across the region.
Manukyan made the remarks in Yerevan, Armenia, in a meeting with
visiting Governor General of the Iranian Hormuzgan province Ebrahim
Derazgisou who arrived in the Armenian capital on Monday heading a
trade delegation to discuss with Armenian officials ways to promote
Tehran-Yerevan cooperation.
Derazgisou, for his part, welcomed the the idea of promoting Armenia
relations with the Iranian southern province and expressed hope that
such relations would help promotion of ties between the two capitals.
The Iranian delegation will wrap up its visit to Armenia on Thursday.