  Bulgaria mulls importing Iranian gas via Armenia, Georgia July 14, 2016 - 10:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said in Iran on Wednesday, July 13 that Sofia and Tehran would explore a gas transport corridor project that would link the two countries through Armenia and Georgia, the Natural Gas Europe reports. A new transport corridor between the Gulf and the Black Sea, linking Iran, Armenia, Georgia and Bulgaria will be discussed at an expert meeting to be held in Sofia, a statement from the Prime Minister’s office said. On the sidelines of the Prime Minister’s visit to the Islamic Republic, Bulgaria’s energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova discussed opportunities for deepening bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, particularly in the field of natural gas, with her Iranian counterpart Bijan Namdar Zangeneh. Iran is currently working on a list of priority projects for the next four years, including building export terminals to export liquefied natural gas from the Persian Gulf. Turkey is also one of the options for delivering Iranian gas to Bulgaria, NGE says.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan.Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |
