Projects for Azerbaijani gas supplies to Europe have been included in the 5th list of projects of common interest (PCI) of the European Union, the European Commission reports.
Azerbaijan has put forward proposals on potential projects in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency within the European Commission’s document entitled “Recovery, resilience and reform: post 2020 Eastern Partnership priorities”, reports the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry on Nov. 19.
Preparations to tackle the legacy of former uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan can begin, following the signing of a grant agreement today between the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia (ERA) and the government of Uzbekistan.
The €2 million grant will support a recently established Project Management Unit (PMU), which will be dealing with the environmental remediation of the former uranium mining sites at Yangiabad and Charkesar, located in the mountains east of the Uzbek capital Tashkent.
We are planning jointly working with the EU to expand the geography of our gas supplies, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said receiving credentials of newly appointed Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan Peter Michalko, Trend reports.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG confirms that a total of 5 bcm of natural gas from Azerbaijan has now reached Europe via the interconnection point of Kipoi, at the Greek-Turkish border, where TAP connects to TANAP, Trend reports with reference to TAP AG consortium.
Luca Schieppati, TAP Managing Director, said that TAP’s role as a reliable transmission system operator on the European energy landscape.
We hope that a new agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan will be signed before the end of this year, Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said, Trend reports.
The minister made the statement at a press conference in Tbilisi.
“While in Azerbaijan, we noted our confidence that this country is key to the stability and prosperity of the South Caucasus”, he said.
The European Union welcomes the actions taken by Armenia and Azerbaijan and facilitated by Georgia that led to the release by Azerbaijan of 15 Armenian detainees and the handing over by Armenia of maps of mined areas on Saturday, Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said in a statement.
The European Commission recognises the importance of the Ionian-Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) for the regional gas market, in particular Croatia, Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, a source in the European Commission told Trend.
The call of Azerbaijan on the establishment of a green energy zone in the country’s liberated territories covering the Karabakh region was positively appreciated by international structures, reports the Ministry of Energy.
Opportunities for cooperating with international financial institutions for the creation of such zone were discussed at the coordination meeting held online by the ministry, and the international structures voiced their interest in the relevant cooperation.
Head of the EU Delegation has thanked Azerbaijan for solidarity amid COVID-19.
“The EU Flag on Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku is a reflection of the bonds of solidarity and partnership between the EU and Azerbaijan. Stronger together! Sag Ol, Azerbaijan,” Head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador Kestutis Jankauskas said.
Projection of the European Union flag was placed on the Heydar Aliyev Center’s building in Baku, Azerbaijan on April 15.
