ILHAM ALIYEV

Teodor Detchev: Azerbaijan has become a primary supplier of natural gas and one of the pillars of energy security in Bulgaria

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Kamil Makhmudov

Interview with Teodor Detchev Ph.D., associate professor at the Higher School of Security and Economics (HSSE) in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, head of the Laboratory on the Problems of the Black Sea and Caspian Region

How do you assess the level of Azerbaijani-Bulgarian relations?

IPU secretary general annonces possible date of discussions on creating Azerbaijan-Armenia interparlamentary dialogue platform

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Laman Zeynalova

The discussions on creating Azerbaijan-Armenia interparliamentary dialogue platform may take place in March in Geneva, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong said in an exclusive interview with Trend, as he visited Baku.

Azerbaijan resolute about Trans-Caspian gas project – Turkmenistan should seize exceptional opportunity

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MARYANA AHMADOVA

Azerbaijan has consistently shown its willingness to boost gas supplies and provide assistance to Europe during times of crisis. Through President Ilham Aliyev's well-defined energy strategy, the country has established itself as a dependable and trustworthy energy partner for Europe. The EU countries are progressively reinforcing their energy alliances with Azerbaijan and actively endorsing all related initiatives.

Turkmenistan fully capable of financing Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project – ex-US ambassador

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MARYANA AHMADOVA

If Turkmenistan does not act before the EU lines up alternate sources of gas, the Trans-Caspian Pipeline project will become unviable, Allan Mustard, co-founder and co-head of the Trans-Caspian Resources energy startup, Former US Ambassador to Turkmenistan, told Trend.

Teodor Detchev: There are five reasons why Azerbaijan is valuable for Europe

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Nicoleta Rilska

In Azerbaijan, the regime is liberalized in proportion to the quantities of gas that have to travel to Europe – there is an obvious correlation and it is positive. The country is valuable to Europe for five reasons. These are:

- natural gas;

- Azerbaijan's huge potential to produce green energy to be imported to Europe - Azerbaijan has the ability to produce wind energy around the clock;

Trans-Caspian pipeline: Azerbaijan signals readiness, Turkmenistan, Europe need to act fast – ex-US ambassador

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MARYANA AKHMEDOVA

Amid global economic instability, Azerbaijan’s mitigating role in energy crisis is rapidly increasing. With Azerbaijan and the EU agreeing on doubling the supplies of Azerbaijani gas by 2027, the country’s gas exports to Europe are expected to be 20 bcm, while this year at least 11.6 bcm is planned to be supplied. Moreover, Azerbaijan’s total gas exports this year are expected at 24 bcm.

Israeli authorities chose Azerbaijan

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LAMAN ZEYNALOVA

Baku will host an official meeting of Israeli ambassadors to Eurasia with the participation of high-ranking officials of the central apparatus of the foreign ministry on January 16-18. The main topic of the consultations is the plans for 2023 in the Израелските власти избраха Азербайджанcontext of a complicated situation in the region.

At the same time, the meeting is scheduled not long after the new Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen took office on January 2.

Saudi Arabia eyes joining agreement on Azerbaijan’s export of “green” electricity

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EMIN SEVDIMALIYEV

Saudi Arabia expressed its desire to join the process of exporting ‘green’ electricity from Azerbaijan to Europe, Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia, co-chair of the joint commission of the two countries Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih said on December 19, Trend reports.

Al-Falih made the remark at the 7th meeting of the Joint Commission on Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia held in Baku.

Azerbaijan becomes a crucial element of Europe's energy security

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BLACKSEA-CASPIA

“ Azerbaijan was the first country to invite foreign leading energy companies to cooperate in the Caspian Sea. We have established strategic oil pipelines to Turkey's port on the Mediterranean Sea and Georgia's port on the Black Sea, which have changed the energy map of Europe by diversifying energy supplies to the world market," said the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, in his speech on "Azerbaijan's Role in energy security" at the International Forum held in Cernobbio, Italy, on September 2, 2022.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev: "We have high hopes for peaceful progress"

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BLACKSEA-CASPIA

During a meeting with members of the government, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stressed that international organizations are aware of the new realities in the region after the war with Armenia in 2020, which resulted in the liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Contacts between Azerbaijan and the European Union have intensified since the war. The European Union has accepted the realities of the post-conflict period. This month, at the initiative of the President of the European Council, Mr Charles Michel, tripartite meetings were held.

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