Armenia - Iran Gas Pipeline

[Red Brigade]

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There is a serious consideration to build a gas pipe between Armenia and Iran.
It seems that the Russian company Gazprom,which is doing a monoply in Russia on the gas business, is opposed on this coorporation , since they are the only company which provided has to Armenia.Let's hope something good will come out of this,and the money from the agreement will go to the people and not somewhere else.

[Thai-Samurai]

true I beleive in strengethening ties w/ Iran. I always thought they were a bunch of nut jobs. But recently talking to the people here in Armenia; we already do a lot of trade w/ Iran, and Iran is a "zargatsats yergir" and there are a lot of Armenians living there who are helping Iran's economy already.

[Red Brigade]

The problem is that Armenia and Russia have agreement, that that the diameter of the pipe will be small , and the gas that we will take from Iran, will be as much Armenia needs.That's because Russia has its own gas pipline as well and they are afraid that if we have too much gas , we will create a pipeline and distribute gas to other European nations (in which Russia is providing gas or is thinking to provide).This is the reason that it took so long for the creation of the pipeline ,because of the negotiations with the Russians.The project will be finished untill the end of the year.
Anyhow i suppose it will boost our economy and make the gas cheaper , and brake the Russian monopoly.

[Thai-Samurai]

Russia can be such a douchebag sometimes, actually every time.

[winoman]

Iranian foregn policy in Central Asia and in the Caucuses has actually been quite pragmatic. Not so sure about the wisdom of this pipeline however. And in any event I'm not sure how Armenia can be much of a distibution hub...landlocked as it is...perhaps they are working on some deep tunnling technology and will extend the pipeline under the Black Sea!

[Thai-Samurai]

Iranian foregn policy in Central Asia and in the Caucuses has actually been quite pragmatic. Not so sure about the wisdom of this pipeline however. And in any event I'm not sure how Armenia can be much of a distibution hub...landlocked as it is...perhaps they are working on some deep tunnling technology and will extend the pipeline under the Black Sea!

SHHHH! Damit.

[Red Brigade]

Actually i think there already is a pipeline passing under the Black Sea , an agreement between Russia and Bulgaria and Greece.The pipeline end's up in Greece and the pipeline was finished 2-3 months ago.
The problem is that we have an agreement with Russia now which doesn't alow us to distribute the gas somewhere else.

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[winoman]

Good point Red Brigade - though I believe this pipline is actually along the Sea Bottom (under the sea though not under the ground under the sea...)....as Armenia does not have shoreline at which to "put in" as it were they would at the very least need to tunnel under Georgia or (what is now known as) Turkey....! Though perhaps another alternative would be to fill huge balloons of natural gas and just float them accross....

[CatWoman]

Yes the gas pipeline is great, we're working to expand our economic ties with Iran as well... I was actually thinking, since Iran has no relations with the US whatsoever, maybe it can sell its products through Armenia? Anyway, Iran and the EU are two places we need to focus on right now... lets just hope Iran puts away its nukes so it won't be the next Iraq for Mr. Bush and his alikes.

I was reading this today:

Iran-Armenia-Relations


Sari, Mazandaran prov, May 24, IRNA

Armenian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Samuel Avetisyan, here at the head of an economic delegation, on Tuesday reiterated the need to broaden Iran-Armenia economic relations.

Avetisyan, who is currently visiting Mazandaran province, in a meeting with the provincial governor general, Mohammad Ali Panjeh Fouladgaran, added that after disintegration of the former Soviet Union some of the national facilities were undermined.

He further underlined the firm determination of Armenian officials to consolidate the country's economy.

Turning to the infrastructural measures taken across Mazandaran province in the field of fishery, he underlined the great impact of the sector on the Caspian Sea status which is unique in its kind.

"Remarkable success has been observed across the province in the domain of cattle breeding and horticulture, while Armenia has failed to make any progress in the related grounds," he added.

For his part, Fouladgaran referred to some of the provincial potentials in the fields of agriculture, cattle breeding, horticulture and tourism and declared the readiness of the officials to export the goods produced in the province to other countries including Armenia.

"Meanwhile, we are prepared to cooperate with Armenia in the indicated domains and announced readiness to facilitate investment in the province by Armenian tradesmen," he added.

The official pointed to Amirabad and Noshahr ports on the Caspian Sea via which goods are transited and declared and said this can be used by the Central Asian states, particularly Armenia, to supply their requirements from Iran or other regional countries.

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