BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. Transit through Azerbaijan along the Middle Corridor is turning vital for European nuclear energy security, TurkicWorld reports via an article released in the French online publication La Gazette du Caucase.
"The largest nuclear country in the EU is France. Since France doesn't produce natural uranium, it has been forced to import it. Recently, this uranium has mainly come from four countries: Niger, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Australia. France and other EU countries are looking for new export routes, one of which passes through Azerbaijan.
In this context, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor, is vital for France and the European Union. Through this route, uranium from Kazakhstan could be exported to the EU and France via Azerbaijan and Georgia, or via Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye," the article noted.
The authors mentioned that, as France continues to diversify the sources and transit countries for its uranium imports, transit through Azerbaijan is the best solution, which has already been tested and could be further developed.
The article emphasized that Western countries should be interested in redirecting their import routes specifically through the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions.
"Otherwise, in the current geopolitical conditions, the West’s dependence on China and Russia for uranium and nuclear fuel will continue to increase, meaning that Western countries will face existential threats to their energy supplies in the coming decades," the article concluded.
