March 15, 2005 - 12:07 AMT
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF GAZPROM BOARD ARRIVING IN YEREVAN TODAY
Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Board Alexander Ryazanov is arriving in Yerevan today to discuss a range of Armenian-Russian projects in the gas sphere. Within the framework of the visit Ryazanov will meet with Armenian President Robert Kocharian March 16. During the meeting opportunities of Gazprom participation in the building of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline will be discussed. As reported earlier, ArmRosgazprom company won the tender on building the Meghri-Kajaran first lot of Iran-Armenia gas pipeline. The company shareholders are Gazprom Russian Public Corporation and the Ministry of Energy of Armenia, who own 45% of the shares, as well as Itera company with 10% of shares.