Europe needs Azerbaijani gas, a visual manifestation of this is a declaration of mutual understanding of strategic partnership in the energy sphere between Azerbaijan and the EU.
, signed in Baku about three years ago.
This was stated by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in a statement for the media based on the results of a meeting in Baku with a colleague from North Macedonia Gordana Silyanovsk-Davkova.
“Currently, Azerbaijan exports natural gas to 12 countries, and the geographical location of our customers covers Eurasian space,” he said.
The head of state emphasized that ten out of twelve countries are European.
“Last year, Azerbaijan exported 25 billion cubic meters of gas to foreign markets. Of course, we produce much more of this,” the president said.
Ilham Aliyev emphasized that today Azerbaijani gas ensures the energy security of many European countries.
“We have always been very attention to the requests of our partners in Europe. That is, bilateral cooperation in the energy sector is very important for us, and I hope that this practical cooperation will lead to interaction in other areas,” the head of state noted.
touching the state of relations between Azerbaijan and North Macedonia, the president expressed satisfaction that the political dialogue between the two countries of countries is becoming dynamic. According to him, visual evidence of this is the second meeting of the presidents of the two countries in a short period of time.
“It is necessary to take additional measures for the development of our political relations, the corresponding state structures, of course, should be in close contact. At the same time, the possibilities in the field of economics and investment should be studied,” the Azerbaijani leader said.