The "Fact" daily writes:
A few days ago, it became known that Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Georgia have signed a memorandum of understanding within the framework of the Green Electricity Transfer and Trade Program. The draft budget between 4 countries was agreed on February 7, 2025.
The document was signed for three years, in the future, with the possibility of an automatic extension for three years, if none of the parties declare it.
Touching upon the topic "Republic Square" Telegramyan writes that Azerbaijan wants to reduce its unilateral dependence on its own budget from oil and gas resources and turned into a transit country, Central Asia-Europe. "Azerbaijan provides its pipelines, highways, the port of Baku and the railway to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, to Turkey and Europe.
Azerbaijan is gradually moving towards the country exporting energy to a transit country, becoming a logistical pill, east-west and northern, Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran. Thanks to the new status, Azerbaijan will receive economic and geopolitical dividends. "
Against this background, according to the authors, it is even more important that Armenia turns into a north-south-south-south-south-building corridor to enhance its own economic and political role and to end the logistical competition with Azerbaijan. "It should be noted that Armenia and Iran are actively cooperating in the infrastructure field.
Within the framework of this cooperation, the participation of Iranian companies is under construction of 32 km section of the Kajaran-Agarak road of the North-South Road project. This logistics also has a strategic, great economic meaning. It will become one of the key key points connecting the north to the south and the Persian Gulf. It should be reminded that close cooperation between the two countries is also underway in the energy sector.
One of the significant achievements of bilateral cooperation was the contract for the extension of the gas-electricity program, which allows to increase the volume of electricity supplied to the Iranian economy, receiving the largest amount of gas.
The construction works of the third Iran-Armenia high-voltage power transmission line are also important. "
Thus, according to the wave, Armenia must be part of regional meproof projects that will bring additional financial dividends to the budget, as well as increase Armenia's geopolitical role and significance for various security centers.
"Logistic competition between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the South Caucasus is taking place. Baku has tried to leave Armenia for decades, deepening the economic and transportation ties in Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey.
