President: ‘Baku Energy Week is one of the leading international events in the energy area’

“The Baku energy week is, I think, one of the leading international events in the energy area,” said the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, as he addressed the opening ceremony of the 28th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition (Caspian Oil & Gas) and the 11th Caspian International Power and Green Energy Exhibition (Caspian Power) within the framework of the Baku Energy Week at the Baku Expo Center, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.

“To prove my words, it's only enough to mention who is sending the messages to our events – the President of the United States, Biden, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sunak. So, this really is an indicator of the global importance of our event.

Using this opportunity, I'd like to express my gratitude to the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to their representatives at this event for kind messages and inspiring words,” the head of state noted.

“For almost 30 years, we have successfully cooperated in the energy area. And now, not only in energy area, we are diversifying our cooperation. The US and the UK governments have always been very supportive to all the initiatives of Azerbaijan to develop its resources of the Caspian Sea,” the Azerbaijani President added.