Trilateral Armenia-Turkmenistan-Iran energy projects discussed

The protocol of the second session of the Armenia-Turkmenistan Inter-Governmental Commission on Economical Cooperation was signed Thursday by Armenia’s Minister of Energy Armen Movsisian and Turkmenistan’s Prime Minister Khydyr Saparliev, who is on a visit to Yerevan.

Armen Movsisian told journalists that the session resulted in determining the concrete steps to be taken between the two countries. He said that parties ticked the key spheres to be focused – education, building industry, health, economy, and paid especial attention to Armenian potential for light industry and Turkmen raw.

“There are quite large construction works, carried out in Turkmenistan, and there is a great need in building materials there,” said Movsisian. “Mostly, they are interested in Armenian basalt and travertine. The two countries’ businessmen have been starting cooperation and will soon reach agreements on exporting of Armenian building materials to Turkmenistan.”

Included in the session’s agenda was item of cooperation in field of energy. According to Minister Movsisian, parties determined possible ways of cooperation and trilateral energy projects to be carried out jointly by Armenia, Turkmenistan and Iran.