  Iran, Armenia to build power transmission line in near future: official October 9, 2014 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Deputy Energy Minister Houshang Falahatian announced plans to launch construction of a power transmission line with Armenia within the next 3 months. As Iran.ru reported citing Tasnim, the official referred to a contract stipulating for Iranian gas supplies to Armenia in exchange for energy. However, since the enactment of the contract, the exchange hasn’t reached the envisaged amounts. Recently, construction of a new power transmission line was discussed with the Armenian side. Financing sources were specified, with the Export Development bank of Iran to provide funding, the official said. With preparations to be finalized in the next 3 months, construction of a line will be launched to allow for increased amounts of energy and gas supplies, Falahatian concluded. Related links:   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
