IRAN-ARMENIA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECT PUT INTO OPERATION

Fars News Agency, Iran
March 19 2007

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The pipeline project for the transfer of
Iran’s natural gas to Armenia was put into operation in the presence
of the Iranian and Armenian presidents.

Iran-Armenia natural gas pipeline project that transfers Iran’s
natural gas to Armenia was put into operation a few minutes ago in
the presence of the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Armenian
president Robert Kocharian.

The Iranian natural gas pipeline is 40 kilometers long from the
Iranian border spot.

The project has cost USD33 million through joint investment by Iran
and Armenia and will go into complete effect when final tests have
been conducted within the next few months.

The project has been commissioned and implemented entirely by the
Iranian experts and contractors.