ARMENIA READY TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY PROJECTS WITH TURKEY

news.am
March 12 2010
Armenia

Armenia is ready to participate in pipeline construction projects,
said RA Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Areg Galstyan
at the 73rd NATO PA Rose-Roth seminar in Yerevan.

According to him, if the mains will go through Armenia, tax payers of
EU states will save several hundred million dollars. "Armenian side
has repeatedly stated this during the energy projects implementation
back in 1990s, but no positive response followed, as the decision
was made by politicians, who displayed no economic reasonableness,"
Deputy minister declared.

He outlined that Armenia implements joint energy projects with Iran
and intends to deepen that cooperation. Some projects are carried
out also with Georgia, and joint one is scheduled to launch shortly
with Iran and Georgia. In particular, for energy supply to Georgia a
power line of 400kWt and 2 hydropower plants with Iran on Arax river
will be built.

Armenia is ready to implement similar projects with Turkey, Galstyan
said adding that functioning in soviet times power supply line of
220 kilowatt in Turkey is already restored.