ArmInfo. Armenia is interested in the Black Sea Energy project, the Armenian and Hungarian FMs, Ararat Mirzoyan and Peter Szijjarto, stated at a joint press conference.
Mirzoyan said that during the meeting in Yerevan, the agenda of Armenian-Hungarian relations was discussed and mutual readiness was expressed to develop and expand bilateral ties in various fields. According to him, prospects for the development of cooperation in the energy sector were indicated, and the importance of decentralized interaction and inter-parliamentary relations was indicated.
According to him, issues related to the expanding relations between Armenia and the EU were also discussed at the meeting, and confidence was expressed that interaction based on the logic of stimulating regional economic ties, including with the assistance of the European Union, will have its own positive logic. Mirzoyan said that he also discussed with Mr Szijjarto the issue of involving Armenia in projects implemented in the region. And in particular, the involvement of Armenia in the Black Sea underwater electric cable project. He recalled that the head of the European Commission promised to provide assistance in this matter on October 5 in Granada.
Mirzoyan added that other issues of EU-RA cooperation were discussed at the meeting, expressing gratitude to the Hungarian side for participating in the civil mission of the European Union on the territory of Armenia.
The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary signed an agreement on Saturday on the construction of an electric cable running under the Black Sea to carry green Azeri energy from planned Caspian Sea windfarms to Europe.
The agreement involves a 1,100 km (685 mile), 1,000 MW cable running from Azerbaijan to Romania as part of wider European Union efforts to diversify energy resources away from Russia amid the Ukraine war.
"To integrate a growing share of renewables, we indeed need stronger electricity interconnections. And this is why the Black Sea electric cable between Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan is so important. And I can only say: What an ambitious project. It would connect us on both sides of the Black Sea and run further towards the Caspian Sea region - both for digital communication and for energy. It will help reinforce our security of supply by bringing electricity from renewable sources to the European Union, via Romania and through Hungary," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated at the signing ceremony.
