  Yerevan, Tehran discuss Iran-Armenia railway construction December 23, 2011 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the framework of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s official visit to Armenia, the following 6 cooperation agreements were reached: memorandum on providing assistance to Armenia by Iranian government, cooperation agreement on construction and operation of a hydropower plant on River Arax, Meghri hydropower plant construction based on “construction-management-operation-transmission” principle, cooperation in social and nature preservation fields, as well as a memorandum between standards institutes of Armenia and Iran. Afterwards, the parties stressed the importance of strengthening energy cooperation, focusing on oil pipeline and Armenia-Iran railway construction.   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 |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.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. |
