Ashot Grigorian Participates In European Energy Forum Held In Budape

ASHOT GRIGORIAN PARTICIPATES IN EUROPEAN ENERGY FORUM HELD IN BUDAPEST

Noyan Tapan
Nov 18, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The European
Energy Forum under the high patronage of Hungarian President Laszlo
Solyom is being held in Budapest. Among the issues under dicussion
are Europe’s energy security, the transit supply of gas and oil
from Central Asia and Azerbaijan to Europe, as well as Nabuko, South
Stream and some other projects. Delegations of European countries,
Russia, Turkey are taking an active part in the forum. The Chairman
of the Forum of Armenian Unions in Europe Ashot Grigorian is also
participating in the event. He informed Noyan Tapan that in case
of the Armenian-Turkish border’s opening, he intends to attend the
discussion of the issue of making Armenia a transit country for
power-bearing substances. A. Grigorian expressed an opinion that
the Budapest forum may produce some results in terms of settling the
Europe-Russia energy dispute.