MANOUCHEHR MOTTAKI ARRIVES IN ARMENIA

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13:20 / 01/26/2010

January 26, 2010 delegation headed by Iranian Foreign Minister
Manouchehr Mottaki arrives in Armenia to participate in 9th session
of Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission.

In the course of the visit Mottaki will meet with RA President
Serzh Sargsyan, Premier Tigran Sargsyan, RA Parliament Speaker Hovik
Abrahamyan, RA National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan
and RA FM Edward Nalbandian.

In the course of the talks the parties will exchange views on bilateral
cooperation issues, as well as international and regional developments,
ISNA reports. Under the Iranian MFA annual report, bilateral economic
cooperation between Armenia and Iran implies expansion of collaboration
in oil and petrochemical spheres, including building of liquid fuel
unit in Armenia.

"The projects on Armenia-Iran railway building, as well as high-voltage
power line and joint construction of hydropower plant are on the
agenda of bilateral economic cooperation," the report reads.