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187160
Wed, 06/08/2011 - 09:50
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Iran, Armenia Resolved to Link Transit Systems
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Armenian officials are working hard to connect the two countries' transportation systems, an envoy said.
Armenian Ambassador to Iran Grigor Arakelyan said during an interview with the Islamic republic news agency that Tehran and Yerevan are determined to link the two countries' railway systems.
Arakelyan said Iran and Armenia signed an agreement during a recent meeting of the two countries' joint economic cooperation commission in Tehran to specify a timetable for conducting joint activities in various economic spheres.
At the end of the meeting both sides agreed that their transportation ministries sign a memorandum of understanding in the next three months in order to make preparations for constructing the railways, he explained.
Thus, Iran will undertake to construct a 60-kilometer railway from Jolfa, a town located to the north of Tabriz, in East Azarbaijan to its borders with Armenia and Armenia, in turn, will construct a 400-kilometer railway from its border, he stated.
The Armenian envoy added that through the railway, Armenia will be able to transport passengers and goods to Persian Gulf littoral states and some member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
Arakelyan mentioned that the railway will also facilitate the transport of people and goods from Iran to littoral states of the Black Sea and some northern countries.
Armenian Ambassador to Iran Grigor Arakelyan said during an interview with the Islamic republic news agency that Tehran and Yerevan are determined to link the two countries' railway systems.
Arakelyan said Iran and Armenia signed an agreement during a recent meeting of the two countries' joint economic cooperation commission in Tehran to specify a timetable for conducting joint activities in various economic spheres.
At the end of the meeting both sides agreed that their transportation ministries sign a memorandum of understanding in the next three months in order to make preparations for constructing the railways, he explained.
Thus, Iran will undertake to construct a 60-kilometer railway from Jolfa, a town located to the north of Tabriz, in East Azarbaijan to its borders with Armenia and Armenia, in turn, will construct a 400-kilometer railway from its border, he stated.
The Armenian envoy added that through the railway, Armenia will be able to transport passengers and goods to Persian Gulf littoral states and some member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
Arakelyan mentioned that the railway will also facilitate the transport of people and goods from Iran to littoral states of the Black Sea and some northern countries.
