IRAN TO COMPLETE ARMENIAN PIPELINE

PRESS TV
Oct 23 2007
Iran

President Ahmadinejad says Iran will complete gas pipeline construction
with Armenia, stressing both states desire improved relations.

In an interview with the state-owned Armenian Public Television and
Radio, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Armenia and Iran have decided to
continue the construction of a gas pipeline and build an oil refinery
on the border between the two countries.

Ahmadinejad added that the proposal to transfer Iran’s gas to Europe
via Armenia is still under discussion.

The President also called Tehran-Yerevan relations friendly and said
Iran and Armenia share the same historical background.

President Ahmadinejad arrived in Armenia on Monday morning for
a two-day visit. He held a joint press conference with Armenian
President Robert Koucharian in Yerevan on Monday night and made a
speech at Yerevan University where he was granted an honorary doctoral
degree as well.