BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. Azerbaijan and
Türkiye discussed energy cooperation, according to Azerbaijan’s
Ministry of Energy.


A bilateral meeting was held in Baku between Azerbaijan’s Energy
Minister Parviz Shahbazov and Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and
Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar on the sidelines of the 5th
Azerbaijan-Türkiye Energy Forum.


The meeting noted that the elevation of the Azerbaijan-Türkiye
strategic partnership, based on shared history, national roots and
brotherhood, to the level of an alliance in recent years has given
new momentum to energy cooperation as well. The important role of
joint energy projects in ensuring the energy security of the two
countries and the region was emphasized.


The sides reviewed the current status of issues on the bilateral
and regional energy agenda. The Azerbaijan-Türkiye Energy Forum was
described as an important platform for sustaining the development
of the energy partnership and expanding it into new areas of
cooperation.


Against the backdrop of changes in the global energy
architecture and accelerating electrification, rising energy demand
is increasing the strategic importance of electricity
interconnections, the meeting noted.


In this context, the sides discussed the development of
Azerbaijan-Türkiye electricity interconnections and green energy
corridors via Nakhchivan and Georgia, as well as opportunities for
cooperation under the Caspian-Black Sea-Europe Green Energy
Corridor project.







The meeting also included an exchange of views on
Azerbaijan-Türkiye cooperation in connection with Türkiye’s hosting
of COP31 in November this year.


The sides reviewed events planned as part of the Energy and
Transport Day at COP31, as well as opportunities to continue energy
initiatives put forward by Azerbaijan during its COP29
Presidency.


It was emphasized that joint projects on electricity
interconnections and green energy corridors are aligned with COP31
priorities on the clean energy transition and electrification.


Azerbaijan expressed its readiness to share the experience
gained during its COP29 Presidency and support brotherly Türkiye as
it prepares to host COP31.