Armenia is again helping Russia circumvent EU sanctions, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance (IIF), former chief currency strategist at Goldman Sachs, and senior economist at the International Monetary Fund, Robin Brooks said, Trend reports.
The head of Iran’s Mining House Mohammad Reza Bahraman has expressed his concern about the pollution of the Araz river by the Armenian copper mines, Trend reports.
Bahraman noted that unfortunately the Iranian government has ignored this problem, while the Iranian mining sector has followed all the required standards.
The official added that some groups in the mining field have criticized the Iranian mines for being unethical.
The EU, through its structures, will allocate 10 billion euros for the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis said on January 29 in Brussels at the Global Gateway global investment forum.
Trend reported this on Monday with reference to Dombrovskis’s page on social networks.
Yerevan is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan in clarifying the fate of persons reported missing, the statement of Armenia's Interdepartmental Commission on Captives, Hostages and Missing Persons reads, Trend reports.
"Armenia has repeatedly stated, including on high and highest levels, that it is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan to clarify the fate of persons reported missing," the statement reads.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will allocate a grant to elaborate a strategy for further development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) in 2024, Trend reports via the TITR Association.
The expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor, which supplies gas from the Caspian Sea region to Europe, was among the topics discussed at the Black Sea Security Conference organized by Caspian Policy Center, Trend reports.
Armenia may deliver new maps of minefields in Karabakh to Azerbaijan "if an atmosphere of trust is created," Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said during a press briefing, Trend reports.
„Currently, the Armenian side is trying to create new maps through surveys. If there is an atmosphere of trust, the Armenian side may discuss handing them over to Azerbaijan, but this time with the participation of the international community“, he said.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have direct communication line, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at a press conference, Trend reports.
“We mentioned that there is a direct communication line between the administrations of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. A similar channel exists between the foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other departments,” he noted.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has transported around 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Italy in 2023, Trend reports via the TAP AG consortium.
“From 2026 we will be able to supply 1.2 billion cubic meters more per year,” reads a message from the consortium.
Plans to expand the capacity of the IGB interconnector to 5 billion cubic meters per year will be of great importance to be able to transfer 10 billion cubic meters per year of LNG from the terminals in Greece and Caspian gas through the Southern Gas Corridor, reaching Moldova, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia.
