Iranian gas supplies to Armenia depend on the Armenian authorities' will only, Iran's Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad Reisi said at a press conference in Yerevan.
He said that Iran is ready to continue the energy cooperation with Armenia and if Armenia wants, the cooperation may increase the supplies of Iranian gas to Armenia. When asked at what price Iran is ready to supply gas to Armenia, the Ambassador said that Iran generally supplies gas to other countries at market prices, but so far it has supplied gas to Armenia in exchange for Armenian electric power. "This issue is tackled through negotiations. Iran is ready to continue and expand the energy cooperation with Armenia, but everything depends on the Armenian authorities' stance", he said.
Reisi thinks that the sale of 20% of ArmRusgasprom's shares to Gazprom (Russia) cannot have a negative effect on the Armenian-Iranian relations. "We are concerned about that, because Iran itself exports electric power. But I do not think that the agreements with Russia may somehow affect the power supplies from Armenia", he said.
As regards the promotion of the two countries' relations and the construction of the Armenian-Iranian railway, Reisi stressed that his country is ready to launch the construction at any moment. "If Armenia is able to find funds and start the construction, Iran will immediately launch the construction of the Julfa- Meghri section", said the diplomat.