  Final memorandum on Iran-Armenia rail construction signedApril 16, 2009 - 12:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Final memorandum on construction of Iran-Armenia railroad was signed in Tehran by Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Hamid Behbahani and Armenian Minister of Transport and Communications Gurgen Sargsyan, TV5 TV channel reported. The interim memorandum was signed on April 3, 2009.The railroad will extend for 470 km. 60 km will be in Iran, the rest will go through Armenia. Construction will be carried out in several stages.The line will help Armenia use alternative routes for transportation of energy sources and goods.   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. |
