The European Union is interested in expanding energy and trade cooperation with Azerbaijan, EU ambassador to Baku Petr Mikhalko said.
“Southern gas corridor is a very important joint project. Energy cooperation should expand even more, the EU is interested in this,” Interfax quotes him.
Mikhalko added that the European Union is also interested in expanding trade cooperation with Azerbaijan: “The EU market remains the number one market for Azerbaijan. 51% of Azerbaijan exports is sent to the European market. According to the indicators for 2021, we reached the dopandemic level. We want to expand the expansion. trade cooperation with Azerbaijan, so that more Azerbaijani goods enter European markets, and we hope that a new agreement (on strategic partnership – ed.) will contribute to this. “