"IGB is an extremely important project for our country and everyone in Bulgaria understands this. We have a remarkable historical partnership and understanding with Azerbaijan, and there is great respect between us. There is a promising future for the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria," said Petar Stoyanov.
Europe relies on natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan.
This was stated by the ex-president of the Republic of Bulgaria, Petar Stoyanov, in "Trend" on November 17, 2022.
"Azerbaijan will play a very important role as Europe's energy partner, especially when we are facing the current energy crisis. Not only Bulgaria, but also all of Europe rely on the future energy cooperation with Azerbaijan," said Petar Stoyanov.
According to him, the visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Bulgaria at the beginning of October on the occasion of the commissioning of the interconnector "Greece - Bulgaria" (IGB) was a big and important event.
"IGB is an extremely important project for our country and everyone in Bulgaria understands this. We have a remarkable historical partnership and understanding with Azerbaijan, and there is great respect between us. There is a promising future for the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria," said Petar Stoyanov.