YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Iranian side recently expressed a willingness to promote transit transportation of Armenian goods through its territory to the ports of Bendaraabbas and Enzeli, as well as to other crossing points on the border of Iran. NT correspondent was informed by the RA ministry of transport and communication that this agreement was reached during the recent visit of the RA deputy minister of transport and communication Hrant Beglarian to Iran when a sitting of the joint commission on cooperation in the transport sector between the RA ministry of transport and communication and the Iranian ministry of roads and comminication was held. According to the same source, both countries are members of the TIR convention and the agreement on the North-South corridor so special provisions will be used with respect to transit goods registered under this agreement - as priority transportation goods.

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