Iran irregularities hampered meeting of working group on Iran-Armenia line construction

PanARMENIAN.Net - The meeting of the working group on construction of Iran-Armenia railroad was postponed because of the post-election clashes in Iran, an Armenian official said.



"The meeting was scheduled for June but the Iranian delegation could not arrive," head of the external relation department at RA Ministry of Transport and Communications Gagik Grigoryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



The meeting is expected in late July at the level of Deputy Transport Ministers of Armenia, Iran and Russia.



"The draft concept of the project will be presented during the meeting. Presently, talks on $1 million financing are held with the Asian Development Bank," Grigoryan said.



Final memorandum on construction of Iran-Armenia railroad was signed in Tehran by Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Hamid Behbahani and Armenian Minister of Transport and Communications Gurgen Sargsyan.



Construction may take more than 5 years. The project is estimated some $1-1,2 billion.