Armenia and Iran discuss increasing the efficiency of transit cargo transportation

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On Friday, Armenian Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Armen Simonyan and Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani discussed ways to increase the efficiency of transit cargo transportation.

Armenia and Iran discuss increasing the efficiency of transit cargo transportation

YEREVAN, August 1. /ARКА/. On Friday, Armenian Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Armen Simonyan and Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani discussed ways to increase the efficiency of transit cargo transportation.

The parties looked into possible practical steps in this direction, including revising the tariff policy, the press service of the ministry reported.

The meeting also discussed the possibilities of cooperation between Armenia and Iran in the areas of infrastructure and civil aviation.-0-

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