PRESIDENT DEPARTS FOR TEHRAN

Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iran
March 19 2007

Teheran, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Armenia’s border
area for the capital city of the northwestern province of East
Azarbaijan after attending the inaugural ceremony of Iran-Armenia
gas pipeline and holding talks with his Armenian counterpart Robert
Kocharyan on Monday.

Upon arrival in Tabriz, the chief executive and his entourage are
scheduled to depart for Tehran.

During the president’s one-day visit to Armenia’s border area, besides
inauguration of Iran-Armenia gas pipeline and negotiations between
the two presidents, the agreement on establishment of hydroelectric
power plants on Aras river was signed by the energy ministers of the
two countries.

The gas pipeline, 141 kms long (including 40 kms on the Armenian
territory) connects the gas transportation systems of the two
countries.

The gas pipeline runs from the Iranian northwestern city of Tabriz to
the border with Armenia and further on from the Armenian settlement
of Megri to Kadzharan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress