Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline to Function on March 2007December 19, 2006 - 15:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The terms of launching the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline are postponed because of technical problems, said Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian to a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the launching of the gas pipeline was planned on December 26. In fact, the pipeline is already ready, but the test works have not been carried out yet. The Iranian side intends to do that at the earliest possible date, and already till the Iranian New Year holidays - till March of 2007, the pipeline will be put into operation," Oskanian said. He also mentioned that the issue of exploration in the Armenian side of the pipeline is in the process of discussion. In his words, the handover of pipeline's management to "ArmRosGazprom" would be the most logical solution. "Iran is interested in all programs in the sphere of gasification and via negotiations an acceptable solution to this problem will be found," said the RA FM. 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. |