Delegation of 40 Armenian companies set to visit Iran in NovemberOctober 12, 2015 - 11:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation of 40 top Armenian companies are scheduled to visit Iran on November 9 to explore new business opportunities in the country, the Armenian Ambassador to Tehran Artashes Tumanyan said, according to Tehran Times. Meeting with Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Chairman Mohsen Jalalpour on October 10, Tumanyan said those companies could cooperate with Iran in the fields of banking and finance, IT and electronics, as well as agriculture, machinery manufacturing and jewelry. “Iran is of high importance for Armenia both politically and economically,” Tumanyan said. “We are always happy to maintain stable ties with Iran.” He said Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers prepares the ground for the expansion of trade ties between Iran and Armenia. Jalalpour stressed the importance of expanding Iran-Armenia trade relations by removing legal barriers and signing a preferential trade agreement between the two countries. The existence of some 48 types of minerals in Armenia enables Iranian companies to cooperate with the country in the field of mineral extraction, the Minister said. Armenia was the 23rd biggest importer of Iranian non-oil goods in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Septemebr 22), according to the Iran Customs Administration. Iran exported $63.847 million worth non-oil goods to Armenia and imported $5.409 million of non-oil goods from the country in the six-month period. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |