Iran-Armenian joint projects discussed in Yerevan

Iran-Armenian joint projects discussed in Yerevan

Yerevan hosts meeting of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission, Mediamax reports.

Co-Chairman of the commission, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan said at the meeting that currently the construction of the third high-voltage transmission line Iran-Armenia, joint construction of hydropower plants on the Araks river and petroleum products line, and promotion of cooperation in petrochemistry are on the agenda.

He added that a number of discussions were held in connection with Iran-Armenia railway construction project and there is a commitment and the mutual interest of the parties in the implementation of the project.

Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namdz noted that there are obstacles in the issue of implementation of mutual project, because of which there is some slowdown in the implementation process.

"Along with all the achievements, the results are not satisfactory for us, and everything must be done to overcome these obstacles and move forward," he said.