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3 February 2004 - 18:49 AMT

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO DISCUSS BUILDING IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE IN KIEV

The issue of building the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline will be discussed in the course of the visit of Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi to Ukraine started today. As reported by Novosti Russian agency, in the course of the visit K. Kharrazi intends to discuss a wide circle of questions of economic cooperation with the Ukrainian leadership. According to the source, the Iranian party has already stated it is interested in participation of Ukrainian companies in the building of the gas pipeline, via which gas will be transported to Europe through the territories of Armenia and Georgia.