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ARMENIA DISCUSSES THE FORMAT OF JOINING INOGATE
20:32, 11 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS: Armenia wants to join European Union's
INOGATE program which is a program of energy cooperation between
European Union, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. "Armenpress"
reports that during the discussion held on June 11 were presented the
programs implemented by INOGATE in different countries of European
Union and were suggested versions of cooperation for Armenia.
INOGATE considers possible cooperation with Armenia in issues relating
securing stable energetic, rising of technical standards and other
issues.
In the words of Deputy Minister of Energy and natural resources of
the Republic of Armenia Areg Galstyan Armenia is interested with this
program as the neighbor countries joined it. "When Georgia expressed
wish to take part in the program we also had wish to get acquainted
with it. Now we are going to discuss the opportunities given by the
program and the demands to join it, after that the format of official
membership," said Galstyan.
INOGATE originated in 1995 as an EU support mechanism dealing with
Interstate Oil and Gas Transportation to Europe. It was particularly
concerned initially with oil and gas pipelines running from and
through Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to the EU. In 2001, a formal
'Umbrella Agreement' was signed by twenty one countries in Kiev,
to cooperate on pipeline development and enhancement.
From: A. Papazian
20:32, 11 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS: Armenia wants to join European Union's
INOGATE program which is a program of energy cooperation between
European Union, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. "Armenpress"
reports that during the discussion held on June 11 were presented the
programs implemented by INOGATE in different countries of European
Union and were suggested versions of cooperation for Armenia.
INOGATE considers possible cooperation with Armenia in issues relating
securing stable energetic, rising of technical standards and other
issues.
In the words of Deputy Minister of Energy and natural resources of
the Republic of Armenia Areg Galstyan Armenia is interested with this
program as the neighbor countries joined it. "When Georgia expressed
wish to take part in the program we also had wish to get acquainted
with it. Now we are going to discuss the opportunities given by the
program and the demands to join it, after that the format of official
membership," said Galstyan.
INOGATE originated in 1995 as an EU support mechanism dealing with
Interstate Oil and Gas Transportation to Europe. It was particularly
concerned initially with oil and gas pipelines running from and
through Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to the EU. In 2001, a formal
'Umbrella Agreement' was signed by twenty one countries in Kiev,
to cooperate on pipeline development and enhancement.
From: A. Papazian