Armenian, Iranian ministers negotiate gas pipeline opening date in Tehran
Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
1 Mar 07
[Armenian] Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan and Iranian Foreign
Minister Manuchehr Mottaki have discussed in Teheran the present state
and the future of Armenian-Iranian energy cooperation.
Mottaki pointed out that the potential of cooperation is greater than
the level the sides have reached currently. [Armenia and Iran] can
cooperate in different sectors, Mottaki said.
Armen Movsisyan is in Teheran to negotiate the final date for the
opening of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline’s first section. The
presidents of both countries are expected to participate in the
opening ceremony. The presidents are also expected to sign an
intergovernmental agreement to build a hydro-electric power plant on
the River Araks.