ArmInfo. Twenty days after the signing of the Armenian- American documents in Washington, the RA government shared them on its Facebook page on August 29.
It should be noted that one of such documents was the memorandum between the governments of Armenia and the US in energy security. The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to collaborate towards the improvement of the resilience of Armenia's energy system, including through the alignment of Armenia's energy sector regulations and market standards with international best practices, and facilitation of Armenia's transition to a low-carbon, competitive, and internationally integrated energy economy.
The Parties intend to respond to Armenia's energy sector priorities, including encouraging private sector investment, increasing civil nuclear energy cooperation, advancing protection for critical energy assets, and strengthening energy resilience and independence of critical and social infrastructure, fostering regional cooperation and cross-border energy trade opportunities. The Parties will also focus their efforts on supporting skills development and capacity building in Armenia's energy sector workforce. The Parties intend to cooperate in a number of areas, including: civil nuclear energy cooperation, including small modular reactor technologies, promoting investments to bolster Armenia's critical energy infrastructure, including in the development of battery energy storage stations for renewable energy, promoting investments to modernize Armenia's electricity transmission and distribution grids, and enhancing cybersecurity of Armenia's energy infrastructure, including through technical assistance.
