Construction of second bridge over the Araks River between Armenia and Iran deemed essential, says Iranian Ambassador
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Statistical data on cross-border traffic and mutual visits of citizens between Armenia and Iran highlight the necessity of constructing a second bridge over the Araks River, according to Iranian Ambassador to Armenia, Mehdi Sobhani.
“Over the past ten months, there have been 231,293 mutual visits between the citizens of our countries, including 66,593 by Iranian citizens. In total, the number of departures and returns amounts to nearly half a million. This is a large number for a ten-month period. During the same period, 126,890 trucks also crossed the Armenian-Iranian border. Citizens also travel by buses and personal vehicles. Currently, the trade turnover between our countries has reached 755 million dollars.”
"We want this figure to reach one billion and later grow to three billion. Iran is now an observer member of the EAEU, which will contribute to the further development of trade. Therefore, both the Iranian and Armenian authorities support the construction of the second bridge. The design work has been completed, and we hope that construction will begin soon," noted the Ambassador.
According to him, there is no other way than to promote and strengthen bilateral cooperation.