  AGREEMENT ON TURKMEN SIDE PARTICIPATION IN IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO BE SIGNED IN NEAREST FUTUREApril 30, 2002 - 23:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The work on realization of the project of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline construction is going on according to the schedule. Armenian Minister of energy Armen Movsisian has stated about this at the press conference today. According to him, in the nearest future the agreement stipulating the extent and ways of participation of the Turkmen side in the project will be signed. It is expected the agreement will be signed in the course of the forthcoming official visit of the Turkmen President to Yerevan. It should be reminded the project stipulates, first of all, the transportation of the Turkmen gas to Armenia through the Irani territory. The Armenian side is interested in the delivery of relatively inexpensive Turkmen gas the price of which is about $40-43 for a thousand cubic meters. (Now Armenia gets "Itera" concern gas for $55 for a thousand of cubic meters.) The construction of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline is expected to be started at the end of this year.  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 |  Latest news Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022  Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact.Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland.Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran.Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |
