Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Ahmadinejad opens gas line in low-key Armenia visit
AGARAK, Armenia, March 19 : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today inaugurated a new gas pipeline in Armenia. ''My visit was brief but very productive,'' Ahmadinejad said after lighting a torch with his Armenian counterpart Robert Kocharyan to mark the opening of the 200 million dollars pipeline to transport Iranian gas to Armenia.
Armenia will supply electricity to Iran in exchange for gas. ''I am pleased and grateful to the Almighty who allowed us to open the gas pipeline today. The snow and rain are also the gifts of the Almighty,'' Ahmadinejad told a briefing at the Armenian village of Agarak . Armenian and Iranian energy ministries also agreed on Monday to invest $200 million in building two new hydro-electric power stations. Building will start this year.
Most Armenians (94%) are Christians. In 301 AD Armenia became the first country to establish Christianity as its state religion.
Armenia will supply electricity to Iran in exchange for gas. ''I am pleased and grateful to the Almighty who allowed us to open the gas pipeline today. The snow and rain are also the gifts of the Almighty,'' Ahmadinejad told a briefing at the Armenian village of Agarak . Armenian and Iranian energy ministries also agreed on Monday to invest $200 million in building two new hydro-electric power stations. Building will start this year.
Most Armenians (94%) are Christians. In 301 AD Armenia became the first country to establish Christianity as its state religion.
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