VOL. XXXIV

NO. 9

3-DECEMBER-1990

Iran

Iran and Soviet Union Inaugurate Work on Aras River Dams

Construction work for two dams on the Aras River were inaugurated on 15November by Iranian and Soviet officials. The $538mn joint project is part of a$6bn economic, trade, scientific and technical cooperation agreement signed byIran and the Soviet Union in June 1989 (for full text of agreement, see MEES, 10July 1989). The Aras River is a natural boundary between Iran and SovietAzerbaijan. Iran's Minister...