BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 9. State Oil Company of
the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Japan’s ITOCHU Corporation
(ITOCHU) have discussed prospects for expanding their longstanding
cooperation across the energy sector, Trend reports via SOCAR.


The discussion took place on April 9 between SOCAR President
Rovshan Najaf and Chairman of the Japan-Azerbaijan Economic
Committee, and Chief Operating Officer of ITOCHU, Tetsuya
Yamada.


During the meeting, the parties expressed satisfaction with the
many years of successful partnership between SOCAR and ITOCHU and
discussed ongoing efforts to further deepen cooperation.







The sides also exchanged views on potential collaboration across
various segments of the energy sector, including exploration,
production, and petrochemicals, as well as other issues of mutual
interest.