ArmInfo.The day before, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran Artashes Tumanyan met with the co-chairman of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission, Minister of Energy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Reza Ardakanyan. The RA Embassy in Iran reports.
According to the source, during the meeting the process of implementation of programs and measures adopted by the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission was discussed. In particular, they discussed the implementation of joint programs in the field of gas and energy and the completion of joint programs by the end of 2020.
Note that Iran supplies gas to Armenia within the framework of the "electricity in exchange for gas" barter deal. The Iranian side supplies "blue fuel" to the republic, receiving in return the electricity produced by the heat blocks of Armenia, at the rate of 1 cubic meter. gas in exchange for 3 kW / h of electricity. In addition, a project for the construction of the Iran-Armenia-Georgia-Russia energy corridor is underway. The Iran- Armenia corridor section is being built by the Iranian side,