Armenian premier, Iranian health minister discuss joint projects

Arminfo
11 Jul 06

Yerevan, 11 July: Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan today
met Iran’s Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Kamran
Baqeri-Lankarani in Yerevan.

The sides highly assessed economic and political relations between
the two countries, the press service of the Armenian government
told Arminfo. They discussed the construction of the Iran-Armenia
gas pipeline, a third power line, a hydroelectric power station on
the River Araz, the repairs of a part of the Armenia-Iran road and
wind power stations built in Armenia with the help of the Iranian
government.

Markaryan said that the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission
is soon to discuss implementation of the projects which were agreed
during Armenian President Robert Kocharyan’s recent visit to Iran.

In turn, Kamran Baqeri-Lankarani said that the Iranian and Armenian
health ministries agreed to implement several joint projects in 2005.

On behalf of Iran’s first vice-president, he also extended an
invitation to Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan to pay a
visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the near future.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress