ArmInfo. Armenia's energy system is currently connected to Georgia and Iran, and it would be right to also connect it to Turkey and Azerbaijan, as stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a briefing on January 29.
As dividends from expanding the energy network, he cited the broadening of regional opportunities and Armenia's access to international markets. This would allow for increased electricity exports and transit payments from Azerbaijan for the import or export of electricity through Armenian territory, including toward Nakhchivan.
"Let's imagine that the network is connected, but the models I presented don't work. However, at the very last, Armenia will receive transit income, including opportunities for the private sector," he explained.
Furthermore, the head of government pointed out the opportunities and benefits available within the framework of TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) in the context of the implementing planned energy projects.
"Work is underway. We will inform you when specific agreements are reached. Right now, there is a political understanding. We have analyzed this, and I believe they (the Azerbaijani side) have also done so. Mutually, at the expert level, we see no threats; on the contrary, we see opportunities, especially in the context of strengthening peace," Pashinyan said.
According to him, such projects can serve as solid security guarantees, as major players are more than interested in ensuring that communications function smoothly and safely. "There cannot be no more reliable security guarantees. Our long-held ideas about them need to be refreshed. Because what we were previously guided by proved its ineffectiveness in the period from 2020 to 2023," the Prime Minister noted.
