IRAN, ARMENIA PLAN TO BUILD GAS PIPELINE

Fars News Agency
Dec 19 2008
Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Armenia will start building an oil pipeline
from the Iranian city of Tabriz to the Armenian city of Eraskh in 2009,
a senior Iranian official said.

The remarks were made during a meeting between Iranian Foreign
Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and visiting Armenian Minister of Energy
and Natural Resources Armen Movsisian.

>From Tabriz oil refinery Armenia will receive benzene and diesel, and
for facilitating business activities Armenia will open a consulate
in Tabriz. The Ministers also discussed the possibility of building
a hydro electro power station on the river Aras.

Earlier Movsisian stated that Iran, Armenia and Russia had planned
to construct an oil refinery in the city of Eraskh, however, Russia
later withdrew from the project, effectively frustrating it.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress