IRAN’S 7TH SOLO EXHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OPENS IN YEREVAN

Mehr News Agency, Iran
Nov 6 2006

TEHRAN, Nov. 6 (MNA) – Iran opened its Seventh Solo Exhibition on
Construction Materials in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, on Monday,
the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported.

Running for a week, the exhibition is displaying construction materials
and urban development equipment presented by over 20 Iranian firms.

At the inaugural ceremony of the exhibition, Iran ambassador to
Armenia, Alireza Haqiqian said that Tehran and Yerevan have managed
to expand trade ties because of attempts made by economic activists
to identify new investment opportunities in industrial sector.

He added that Iranian and Armenian private sectors and industrial
owners play crucial role in the expansion of bilateral ties, and they
can enjoy the support of their respective governments in this field.

Armen Movsesian, Armenian energy minister also said that both nations’
economic relations have significantly grown during the past year.

Movsesian, who is also the chairman of Iran-Armenia Economic
Cooperation Commission, noted that the commission intends to facilitate
bilateral cooperation of the industrialists and develop trade and
economic ties between Iran and Armenia.