BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. Energy
cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan is not limited to oil
and natural gas, but covers a wide range of areas, from mining and
renewable energy to energy efficiency, electricity markets,
transmission and distribution, Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and
Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said, Trend's correspondent reports
from the event.
He made the remarks at the fifth Azerbaijan-Türkiye Energy
Forum.
He said that relations between the two countries are not
ordinary neighborly or trade ties, but are based on strong
brotherhood, mutual trust and historical achievements. “Today, I
would like to express my pleasure at being in Azerbaijan, in Baku,
on the occasion of the fifth Azerbaijan-Türkiye Energy Forum. I
believe this meeting will open new horizons for diversifying and
deepening cooperation opportunities between our countries,”
Bayraktar said.
According to him, energy is one of the most important and
concrete areas of the strong ties between the two countries. “We do
not see this forum simply as a gathering of the energy sectors of
two countries. It is a strategic platform where we shape our common
future under the motto ‘One nation, two states’ and turn this
vision into concrete projects,” the minister said.
Bayraktar noted that cooperation in natural gas, hydrocarbon
projects and pipelines that enable Azerbaijani energy resources to
reach regional and global markets through Türkiye are among the
important examples of cooperation between the two countries. “These
projects mean more than the transportation of energy resources from
one country to another. They are concrete examples of the trust our
countries have in each other, their long-term vision and their
determination to act together,” he said.
The minister said that energy cooperation covers a wide range of
areas, from mining and renewable energy to hydrocarbons, energy
efficiency, electricity markets, transmission and distribution.
“The work of the six working groups operating within the Energy
Forum gives us great confidence in terms of the future of our
relations. The work carried out by the working groups not only
advances our current cooperation, but also lays a solid foundation
for shaping the energy future of the two countries and the region,”
Bayraktar said.
He noted that the forum coinciding with the recent increase in
dialogue and cooperation between the two countries in electricity
and interconnector projects is also particularly important. “The
global energy sector is going through a very important
transformation. Energy is becoming increasingly
electricity-centered. The growing electrification of industry,
transport, buildings and everyday life is increasing demand for
electricity and raising the importance of electricity systems with
each passing day,” the minister said.
According to Bayraktar, this transformation is creating a new
reality in the global energy sector. “The issue is no longer simply
generating energy. It is about delivering the energy produced to
demand centers, namely consumers and citizens, in the safest, most
reliable, fastest and most efficient way,” he said.
The minister said that strong and interconnected electricity
systems support energy supply security, enable more efficient use
of resources, facilitate the integration of renewable energy into
the system and create new trade opportunities between countries.
“In this regard, we see interconnectors and new electricity trade
between countries not simply as connections established between two
electricity systems, but as a strategic area of cooperation that
brings our energy systems even closer together. The work we are
carrying out together with Azerbaijan is an important part of this
vision,” Bayraktar said.
