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Marianna Mkrtchyan

Yerevan, Tehran discuss Kajaran-Agarak road construction progress

Yerevan, Tehran discuss Kajaran-Agarak road construction progress

ArmInfo. During a meeting with Farzaneh Sadeghi, Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran, David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia, stated that Iran is an important partner for Armenia.

The Iranian official has arrived in Yerevan as part of President of  the IRI Masoud Pezeshkian' delegation, who is on an official visit to  Armenian capital. At the beginning of the meeting, the minister  expressed gratitude to the Iranian side for their support following  the floods in the Lori and Tavush regions last year, and for  providing metal bridges to Armenia. Discussions then focused on the  progress of road construction carried out on the 32-kilometer  Kajaran-Agarak section of the North-South transport corridor.  Khudatyan noted that the pace of work is satisfactory, and the  Armenian side highly appreciates the efforts of the construction  company.

The possibility of revising the tariff policy for transit cargo  transportation was  touched upon. An agreement was reached to  establish a working group to resolve the issue promptly. Issues  related to the aviation sector were also discussed. The Armenian  official emphasized the importance of expanding regular air traffic  with different cities in Iran, highlighting the demand for air route  to Iran.