The fundamental importance of the Vertical Corridor in Europe and the strategic position of Alexandroupolis, which is the “key” of the wider energy planning in the region, was underlined by Assen Vassilev, member of the Bulgarian Parliament and former finance minister of Bulgaria (2023-2024), in a discussion with Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) President and Director General Aimilios Perdikaris at the 9th Delphi Economic Forum on Wednesday.
“With the war, in Ukraine, we know very well that the Black Sea is essentially closed as an economic zone. Insurance costs are high, and navigation (through this route) is dangerous, so we need what was coming through the Black Sea to now start arriving through the Mediterranean, that is why the construction of the Corridor from Alexandroupolis is ‘key’ for both Bulgaria and Greece,” Vassilev noted.
The Bulgarian deputy referred extensively to Greek-Bulgarian collaboration in the energy sector, both through the IGB gas pipeline and the electrical interconnection of the two countries, as well as to the need to strengthen the road and railway network between the two countries.
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