Iran prepares to export gas to Europe via Turkey July 16, 2012 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran announced that it prepares to export of gas to European countries via Turkey, Fars News Agency reports. "In addition to the agreement signed for the export of gas to Pakistan and Iraq, the permission to export gas to Europe via Turkey has also been taken," Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi said. The minister further said that the country's gas production capacity will double by the end of the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2015) once the development plans of the phases of the South Pars gas field are implemented. Earlier reports said that Iran is about to finalize three new contracts for exporting gas supplies to two Persian Gulf littoral states and a European country. According to FNA sources, the deal with the European state will include export of 20 to 25 million cubic meters of gas supplies. Iran is now exporting gas to Turkey and has swap deals with Armenia and Azerbaijan.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
