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Marianna Mkrtchyan

Armenian Ambassador and Iranian Roads Minister discussed issues  related to regional transport communications

Armenian Ambassador and Iranian Roads Minister discussed issues  related to regional transport communications

ArmInfo. Armenian Ambassador Artashes Tumanyan, who is completing his mission in Iran, met with  Rostam Ghasemi, the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the  Islamic Republic of Iran.

As reported by the press service of the Armenian Embassy in Iran,  during the meeting they discussed issues related to the construction  of the Goris-Kapan alternative road, the North-South highway and the  Persian Gulf-Black Sea transport corridor. The parties noted the  importance of implementing these programs.  Stating that work on the  construction of an alternative Goris-Kapan road is nearing  completion, and stressing a large road construction program that will  start in Armenia in 2022, Tumanyan noted the importance of the  possibility of Iranian companies participating in this program.

Ghasemi, expressing the readiness of the Iranian side for  cooperation, thanked the Ambassador for the work done, expressing  hope that in the future the Armenian-Iranian cooperation will be  continued, new programs will be implemented.