MEETING OF ARMENIAN-IRANIAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN ON JANUARY 23-25January 16, 2001 - 16:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 16.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Questions concerning Iran-Armenia gas pipeline construction, joint Hydropower plant at Araks River, oil-gas pipeline in Meghri, the construction of Meghri-Kajaran tunnel will be discussed during the meeting of Iranian-Armenian intergovernmental commission, to be held in Yerevan on January 23-25.As Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, on January 18-23 Yerevan will host the session of joint coordination commission, which is aimed at preparation for this meeting. Armenian Energy Minister Karen Galustian and Iranian Minister of Finance and Economy Hussein Namazi are heading the commission. Five working committees are set up to organize the works. Commissions on trade-economic, energy, finance, banking, transport and communications questions include experts from both Armenia and Iran. -0- Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |