Ilham Aliyev meets with Greek Prime Minister in Sofia - UPDATED

As part of the opening ceremony of the Greece-Bulgaria Gas Interconnector (IGB), President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Report informs, citing AZERTAC, that the issues of cooperation in the field of energy were pointed out at the meeting, and the importance of the TAP project was emphasized in this regard. The importance of the natural gas interconnector to be commissioned between Greece and Bulgaria was also mentioned.

The sides also hailed the importance of the Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership signed between Azerbaijan and the European Union in the field of energy.

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On October 1, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, Report informs, citing the Press Service of the head of state.