ArmInfo.Armenia intends to discuss with Tirkmenistan the prospective cooperation projects, which were discussed during the 8th Armenian-Turkmen intergovernmental commission meeting on March 14 in Yerevan. The Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Recourses of Armenia informed.
According to the source, the Commission Co-chairmen held the meeting, the Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia Ashot Manukyan and the Minister of Energy of Turkmenistan Charimirat Purchekov. In his statement, the Armenian Minister noted the importance of deepening of the Armenian-Turkmen trade and economic relation, and also the possibility of its enlargement. "The 8th Armenian-Turkmen intergovernmental commission meeting once again confirms the intentions of the sides and further deepening of the relation between the states. We intend to implement not only the planned projects but also discuss the prospective programs. I am sure that we will succeed to use the existing potential in its full volume in the favor of our countries and nations", said Ashot Manukyan.
To note, the agenda of the 8th Armenian-Turkmen intergovernmental commission includes numerous questions in various sectors. In particular, the questions related to cooperation prospects in such sectors like legal framework, fuel and energy complex, agriculture, education and science and culture were discussed. The work done by the commission after the previous meeting will be also analyzed. By the end of the work a protocol will be signed.
As the head of the Armenian Delegation on negotiations in Ashgabat on Turkmen gas export establishment, the Deputy Minister of the Energy Infrastructure and Natural Resources Hayk Harutyunyan told ArmInfo earlier, the negotiations on "most optimal ways" of gas supply to Armenia is held with all regional states. Earlier Ashgabat has already offered Tehran to increase the current gas swap volume for Armenia and Azerbaijan to 15million cubic meter per day. However, according to Harutyunyan, in case of Armenia, it is about much lesser volumes, because of the throughput of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline (6million cubic meter per day). On January 13 the Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan answered to ArmInfo's question about the works on swap schemes of gas supplies to Armenia. According to him "In this statement there are some inaccuracies, but the fact is the talks are being done. When there will be the results, they will be presented to the society," the Deputy Minister noted. On January 13 during the press-conference in Yerevan, answering the question of ArmInfo, the Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan stated that Armenian Government works on various systems of swap for gas delivery to the Republic. According to Prime-Minister swap gas supplies to Armenia were discussed with the Ambassadors of Iran and Turkmenistan on the first working day of 2017. To recall the only way of natural gas delivery from Russia to Armenia via Georgian territory permanently becomes the topic of discussions in the context of development of relations between Moscow and Tbilisi. However, it is non-competitive for today, as the second gas- pipe from Iran cannot afford the necessary extents. According to ArmInfo's analysts it is quite possible that Armenia tends to regulate swap deliveries of Turkmen gas via Iran territory. It is about the gas supplies from Iran on one side, which , in its turn , will import the same volumes from Armenia on other sides.