BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 15. At this stage,
there are new projects with significant prospects and potential
that are designed to last for decades to come, Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a joint press conference with
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Baku, Trend's correspondent reports
from the event.
According to the minister, during discussions on the economic
sphere, areas of particular strategic importance were also
traditionally addressed.
“Among them, I would like to particularly highlight the energy
sector,” J. Bayramov added.
He noted that the long-term implementation and operation of the
Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan oil pipeline project, as well as the Southern
Gas Corridor, over the course of decades have made an enormous
contribution, with the participation of both countries, to the
energy security not only of Azerbaijan and Türkiye but also of the
broader region.
Bayramov noted that at this stage, there are new projects with
significant prospects and potential, designed to last for the
coming decades, and that the two countries are currently working
closely together to implement them.
The minister specifically highlighted projects in the field of
alternative energy among these initiatives.
According to him, projects to supply alternative, “green energy”
produced in Azerbaijan to Europe via the Black Sea and Türkiye’s
participation in this project, the laying of a new power cable
along the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Türkiye-Bulgaria route, as well as the
construction of a new power cable connecting Nakhchivan with
Türkiye.
“We view the implementation of these projects as new avenues
with great potential in the field of green energy, not only for the
countries and markets of Azerbaijan and Türkiye, but also for the
European market, via transit through Türkiye,” Bayramov
emphasized.
