Iran Press/ Asia: Nikol Pashinyan said, "The essence of the contract is that we take gas from Iran, produce electricity with that gas, and return the electricity to Iran, of course, with certain ratios to make it profitable. Now, in practice, the power lines that exist between Armenia and Iran are fully overloaded. And in order for us to consume more gas to generate electricity, we need to be able to export more to Iran. And we will get that opportunity after the construction of the third power line is completed. When the construction is finished, of course, we will be ready to take more gas to supply more electricity to Iran," referring to the memorandum on the extension of the "Gas for Electricity" contract signed in Iran.
He pointed to the question of whether this will not be considered a negative step in the background of Armenian-Russian relations and said that Armenia produces electricity with the gas it receives and returns it to Iran, and uses a part for internal needs. "That system exists, there is no contradiction with Russia."
Answering the question of how he sees Iran's role in resolving Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, Pashinyan said that Iran is a very important player in international and regional issues. "And this is also the reason why we are in very close communication with our partners in Iran," said Pashinyan.
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