YEREVAN. – Iran will provide Armenia with $2 million for development of gas infrastructure in Meghri and Agarak, the cities near Iranian border.

The  program was approved during government's meeting on Wednesday. Armenian side will provide $500,000 to cut taxes and duties on imported equipment and pipes. The agrement between Iran and Armenia was signed in December 2011.

Talking to Armenian News-NEWS.am, mayor of Agarak Mkhitar Zakaryan said the locals have no problems with paying bills during heating season thanks to relatively high salaries of the Agarak copper-molibdenium combine. As to Meghri, the lack of gas infrastructure is a real problem. The citizens informed President Serzh Sargsyan aboout this during his campaign visit to the city in 2013.