ARMENIA’S PRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR OF IRAN TO ARMENIA DISCUSS REALIZATION OF AGREEMENTS REACHED
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
15.05.2009 12:47 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today RA President Serzh Sargsyan met with the
Ambassador of Iran to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaiyan, the RA president’s
press office reported.
A wide range of topics on Armenian-Iranian cooperation was discussed
during the meeting. Officials, particularly, dwelled on the process
of bringing to life of the agreements reached during April visit of
Serzh Sargsyan in Iran.
Yesterday Iran started delivering gas to Armenia against Armenian
electrical energy. In connection with the launch of the "Gas in
exchange for electric energy" program the Iranian delegation led by
Seyyed Reza Kasaizadeh, director of the National Iranian Gas Export
Company, stayed in Armenia between May 11 and May 13.
During the meeting work groups presented outcomes of
discussions. Quadripartite agreement "About coordination of the
electrical energy transmission in exchange for gas" was signed.
The document was signed by heads of the CJSC "Yerevan Thermal Power
Plant" and "Vorotan Cascade Hydro Power Plant" on behalf of the
Armenian side and leadership of the National Iranian Gas Export
Company and the Tavanir company from Iranian part.