Armenia-Iran-Georgia-Russia meeting on energy "slated for April"March 1, 2019 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran has proposed launching electricity and gas transit cooperation with Georgia and Russia, the Armenian PM's spokesman, Vladimir Karapetyan, told reporters on Friday, March 1, Aysor.am says. According to Karapetyan, there is an agreement to hold a quadripartite meeting in Tehran this April. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a recent meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that Armenia is ready to become a transit country for Iranian gas. Rouhani said, meanwhile, that in the context of cooperation with Armenia in the energy sector, the possibility of trilateral cooperation involving Georgia and quadrilateral cooperation with Russia is being considered. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |