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Yadollah Baiburdi, the head of the 8th substation of the gas export organization of Iran, summarizing the gas export volumes over the past year (March, 2014 - March, 2015), reported that Iran has exported 382 million cubic meters of gas to Armenia over the past year, Iranian information agency IRNA reports.

According to the Iranian official, Iran exported 9 billion 19 million cubic meters of gas to Turkey and 294 million to Azerbaijan over the mentioned period.

In a recent interview to the program R-Evolutia on Armenia TV, the IRI ambassador to Armenia, Mohammad Reisi, spoke about the possibility of transporting Iranian gas through the territory of Armenia.

“Iran has got the biggest gas supplies in the word. Naturally, Iran must look for new markets to export its gas. Iranian gas supply to Europe has not been considered yet, but if there are such discussions, Armenia can also be considered as a short, secure and economically beneficial variant,” he said. 

In response to the question whether the agreement signed between Armenia and Russia in the field of gas can become an obstacle for the Armenian-Iranian energy projects, Ambassador Reisi said, “A contract with 20 years’ term has been signed between Iran and Armenia. Taking into consideration the agreement signed between Armenia and Russia, the contract signed by Armenia and Iran undergoes no changes, it is still in force.”