YEREVAN. – President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Wednesday attended and delivered remarks at the opening of the Solar Energy Investment Forum, in capital city Yerevan.

In his words, energy is an important sector of Armenia’s economy, and substantial achievements have been recorded in this sector in the country, in recent years.

“The work carried out in this sector is aimed at raising the level of Armenia’s energy security, [and] providing reliable and uninterrupted services,” stressed the President. “With the support of international financial organizations, the high-voltage substations of systemic importance have been almost completely modernized [in the country].

“The Armenia-Iran and Armenia-Georgia electricity transmission lines, which will raise Armenia’s energy system to a completely new level, will be commissioned in 2019.”