Iran and Armenia intensify cooperation in energy field

On November 7, 2013 Iranian President Hasan Rouhani met with the Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisian in Tehran to discuss the possibility of expanding of bilateral cooperation.

Presstv.ir reported that at the talks Rouhani has highly assessed the friendly ties between Iran and Armenia and said that it is important for the two neighbors to strengthen their cultural and economic ties. Iranian President has also mentioned importance of implementation of joint economic projects and expressed hope that they will bring the results as soon as possible.

Movsisian welcomed close ties between the two countries and added that the Armenian government is willing to expand relationships with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Armenian Minister assured that his country will take efforts to eliminate obstacles in implementation of the joint projects. He has also handed a written messagge of Armenian President Serzh Sargsian to his Iranian coleague. 

On November 5, 2013 in Tehran Iranian and Armenian Energy Ministers signed three agreements to implement joint hydraulic energy projects. Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said the agreements envisage exhange of power for natural gas, construction of a new hydraulic power station on the Araks river and growth of the power deliveries between the two countries. The construction of a new power line, which will be funded by the both countries, has been also discussed at the talks. The new power line will help to increase the power deliveries by 100%.  Chitchian said that the sides have agreed to export power from Iran to Russia via Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.—0--