ARMENIAN, US ENERGY MINISTERS DISCUSS IRAN GAS PIPELINE, REFORMS
Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
Oct 12 2005
Yerevan, 12 October: US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman has asked his
Armenian counterpart Armen Movsisyan at which stage the process of
building the Iran-Armenian gas pipeline is.
The meeting between the two countries’ ministers was held in Washington
on 11 October, the Armenian embassy in the USA told Mediamax new
agency today.
During the meeting, Movsisyan expressed his thanks for US assistance
to the Armenian energy sector and spoke about the current situation in
the sphere of energy reforms. Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan
noted the need to provide the republic with alternative sources of
energy until the closure of the Metsamor nuclear power plant.
During the meeting, the Armenian and US energy ministers agreed
to study possibilities of holding an Armenian-US energy investment
forum with the participation of private companies and international
financial organizations.