The visit of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the signing of the memorandum on doubling the supply of Azerbaijani natural gas to Europe is truly a landmark event.
As Mark Twain once said, "History never repeats itself, but it often rhymes".
A Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership in the field of energy between the European Union represented by the European Commission and the Republic of Azerbaijan" has been signed between Azerbaijan and the European Union.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen inked the document.
Source: https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3622352.html
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