Iran, Armenia eye stronger transit cooperationMay 24, 2021 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami has arrived in Armenia to discuss the launch of an Armenian route as part of the North-South corridor, ParsToday reports. Eslami is reportedly expected to discuss with Armenian officials issues related to the transit from Iran through Armenia, the facilitation of transit between the two countries, the growth of infrastructure, the reduction of transit fee, the elimination of obstacles, Iran's participation in Armenian infrastructure projects, and the restoration of transport and road routes. The Iranian Minister will be meeting with Armenia's Acting Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan, Acting Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan and Acting Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay a visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia on Tuesday, May 25, local media cited Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh as saying on Monday. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |