  Ahmadinejad sees no impediments in development of ties with Armenia December 23, 2011 - 19:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 23, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is currently in Armenia on an official visit. “Your visit is a unique opportunity to give fresh impetus to our relations,” PM Sargsyan said, favoring Armenia-Iran bilateral ties. Discussion of priority trends in bilateral economic relations was on the meeting agenda. The two men, further focused on details regarding joint hydropower plant construction on River Arax, Iran-Armenia third electricity transmission line, liquid fuel storage in Armenia, oil pipeline and Armenia-Iran railway construction. The parties also stressed the importance of developing cooperation in agriculture, tourism, jewelry and pharmaceutical sectors. Iranian President, in turn, underscored the need to instruct relevant agencies regarding expansion of trade and economic cooperation, seeing no impediments in bilateral ties.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
