  Iran-Armenia to be put into operation in November 2008March 18, 2008 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Construction of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline will be finished late this year. The 204,51 km long pipeline will be brought into operation in November 2008, reported ArmRosgazprom press office.The pipeline will allow expanding gas delivery and introducing a second technologic input in Armenia. From 2009, Iran will deliver 1,1 bln cu m of gas to Armenia. From 2019, the amount will reach 2,3 bln cu m per year. Presently, Armenia can receive no more that 450 mln cu m annually, EnergyLand.info reports.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
