An electricity transmission line will be built to connect East Zangezur with Nakhchivan through Iran.

Axar.az reports that this was announced today at a wide-ranging meeting between Deputy Prime Minister, Co-Chairman of the State Commission on Economic, Trade and Humanitarian Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran Shahin Mustafayev, and Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Co-Chairman of the Commission from the Iranian side Farzana Sadeq.

Confidence was expressed that the construction of the electricity transmission line, which will connect the East Zangezur economic region with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through Iranian territory, will not only serve to ensure energy security, but will also make a great contribution to strengthening cooperation in the field of electric power between our countries.