Iranian Energy Minister due in Armenia on May 10-11May 10, 2022 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian will arrive in Yerevan to participate in the meeting of the Joint Commission on Armenian-Iranian Economic Cooperation May 10-11. The commission will consider several topics, including trade, investment, transit and transport, electricity, oil and gas, banking and finance, standards, tourism, healthcare and other related issues. During the meeting, a trade conference will be held with the participation of representatives of the private sector of the two countries. Mehrabian will also discuss with Armenian officials the developing relations between the two countries and the volume of mutual trade. The Iranian Energy Minister will arrive in Armenia with the Iranian Deputy Oil Minister, the director of the Iranian National Gas Company, the Deputy Minister of Highways and other top officials. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |