Azerbaijan, European Commission mull development of energy cooperation

Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov discussed the development of energy cooperation with European Commission's Director-General for Energy Ditte Juul Jorgensen, who arrived in Baku to participate in COP29.

"We held discussions on the expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor, a key component of our strategic energy partnership with the European Union, the supply of natural gas and green energy from Azerbaijan to Europe, green energy corridors originating from the Caspian and Central Asia, and the energy initiatives of COP29," the minister said in a post on X.

In Baku, within the framework of #COP29, we had a productive meeting with @JorgensenJuul, Director-General for Energy at the European Commission, to discuss the advancement of our energy cooperation. We held discussions on the expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor, a key… pic.twitter.com/0femLkgYIH

— Parviz Shahbazov (@ParvizShahbazov) November 11, 2024