Building of Iran-Armenia Second Gas Pipeline PossibleSeptember 12, 2006 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan and Teheran study the opportunioty for building the second branch of Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, Iranian Mejlis Chair Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel stated at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, The building of the first pipeline is almost finished and Armenian and Iranian Presidents will be present at its opening. "The main goal of the gas pipeline is to supply gas to Armenia. However, Iranian gas can go to other countries via Armenia. Energy cooperation can also increase commodity turnover, which is now $200 million," said Haddad-Adel. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |