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Iran, Armenia to strengthen ties
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Source: CCTV.com | 04-15-2009 09:54
The president of Armenia is in Iran for meetings with his Iranian counterpart.
The two leaders are to sign a memorandum on the construction of the Iran-Armenia railway.
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Iranian Transport Minister Hamid Behbahani speaks during a session of the Iranian parliament in 2008. Armenia and Iran agreed Friday to build a railway to link the two countries as part of a new transit route from Central Asia to the Black Sea, officials said. (AFP/File/Atta Kenare) |
Last year, the two countries inked ten agreements on security, political and economic cooperation in Tehran.
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