ACCORDING TO RA MINISTRY OF ENERGY, CONSTRUCTION WORK OF IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE WILL FINISH IN MARCH-APRIL
Noyan Tapan
Jan 09 2007
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The construction work of the
Iran-Armenia gas pipeline will finish in March-April: the tests are
currently being carried out. NT correspondent was informed from
the press service of the RA Ministry of Energy that the Iranian
companies-contractors are doing the construction work (which has been
mostly completed) both at the Iranian and Armenian sections of the
gas pipeline.
As regards the issue of gas import from Iran to Armenia, according
to the same source, currently Armenia does not need an additional
amount of gas.
According to media reports, Mohammad Reza – the person in charge
of the gas pipeline’s construction, stated that the Iranian side
has completed all the necessary construction work and Iran is ready
to supply gas to Armenia at any moment, while the Armenian side has
proposed to organize a meeting in late March in order to discuss issues
of gas supply, as well as of electricity supply from Armenia to Iran.