India willing to join Europe rail link, Iran saysNovember 10, 2016 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran says India has voiced interest to join an ambitious project to establish a multimodal transit corridor that starts in a key southern Iranian port and passes through several Central Asian states before reaching Europe through the sea, Press TV reports. The announcement was made by Davoud Keshavarzian, Iran’s deputy minister of roads and urban development and the director of the country’s Roads Maintenance and Transportation Organization. Keshavarzian added that Georgia – a key state that would host the planned Iran-Europe corridor – had also called for expediting efforts to get the project off the ground. The official was speaking in a meeting with Rosalia Dimitrova, the visiting director of Bulgaria’s National Customs Agency, IRNA reported. He further added that the draft on the agreement for the establishment of the corridor had been prepared and submitted to member states. Keshavarzian emphasized that member states of the corridor will soon hold an expert-level meeting to discuss the technicalities of the project to be followed by a ministerial meeting in which the final agreement for the project will be signed, he added. The corridor would start in Iran’s Bandar Abbas port and go through Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 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. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. 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. |