IRAN IS READY TO REALIZE INVESTMENTS IN THE ARMENIAN FRONTIER REGION OF MEGHRI, DECLARED IN YEREVAN THE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER OF IRANJuly 14, 2000 - 21:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 14.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Iranian side welcomes the initiative of the government of Armenia in the improvement of the economic situation in Meghri region bordering with Iran, and the Iranian investors are ready to participate in the realization of a number of programs, in the spheres of road construction and infrastructures improvement in particular.As was reported to MEDIAMAX in the press service of the government of Armenia, the deputy foreign minister of Iran Muhammad Hussein Adel informed this at the meeting with the prime minister of Armenia Andranik Margarian. Prime Minister Margarian highly assessed the Armenian-Iranian bilateral relations and stressed the necessity of giving more business character to the bilateral programs of cooperation. The sides noted with contentment that the relations between Armenia and Iran have activated for the past two months. It was noted that many projects have not only regional economic but also international political importance. The prime minister of Armenia and the deputy foreign minister of Iran stressed that Armenia and Iran are important links of the "East-West" corridor and are going to continue the participation in international integration processes. -0- 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 | Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. |