From: "Katia M. Peltekian" <kpeltekian@yahoo.com>
Subject: BAKU: Construction Work on Iran-Armenian Pipeline

Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Sept 12 2008

Construction Work on Iran-Armenian Pipeline
12.09.08 15:56

Azerbaijan, Baku, 10 September /corr. Trend Capital / Construction
work has been finished on Iran-Armenian pipeline. Armenian specialists
investigate technical questions for the construction of pipeline from
Kacharan, the boundary region to Yerevan, at present, Iranian news
site Iribnews reports.

Testing of transportation of Iranian gas will begin within the next
few days.

` Armenia will receive from 2.3 billion to 2.5 billion cubic meters of
gas from Tehran through this pipeline a year,’ Armen Movsisyan,
Armenian Minister of Industry and Energy, said.

`The opening of the Iranian-Armenian pipeline will guarantee the
energy safety of Armenia’, he noted. According to Movsisyan, pipeline
will secure Armenia from energy problems in the cases of crisis.

Armenian Minister of Industry and Energy also reported about signing
of a new gas agreement with Russia. However, Movsisyan did not mention
the price for gas, indicated in the agreement with Russian Federation.