ARMENIAN-IRANIAN COOPERATION DEVELOPS ON MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL CONDITIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
09.08.2007 14:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The Armenian community of Iran plays a great
role in strengthening the Armenian-Iranian relations. The newly
established "Iran-Armenia" union of friendship, which also includes
some representatives of the Armenian community, will continue
its productive activities aimed at strengthening the prosperity
and progress of both nations," RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian
stated. He also underlined the productive work of the Armenian-Iranian
Intergovernmental Commission on coordination of bilateral ties,
the 7th session of which was held in Yerevan July 20.

According to the Armenian FM, during the recent years the sides have
undertaken steps on realizing mutually beneficial projects. "The
Iran-Armenia gas pipeline was inaugurated by Armenian President Robert
Kocharian and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on March
19, 2007. The same day energy ministers of both countries signed an
agreement between the governments of Armenia and Iran on cooperation
in the sphere of construction and exploitation of a hydroelectric
power station on Araks River. Currently other programs in the energy
sphere are under discussion," the RA FM noticed. At the same time
he underlined Armenian-Iranian cooperation is not limited only to
energy sphere. "A productive and active cooperation is observed in
transportation, trade, agricultural, scientific, educational and
cultural spheres," Oskanian told in an interview to the Iranian-based
Armenian newspaper "Huys" adding that since acquiring independence
in 1991 Armenia and Iran have established strong and good-neighbor
relations, which became a good base for realizing joint projects.