(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 27. Azerbaijan has
expressed readiness to contribute to further diversification of gas
supplies to Europe and is ready to increase volume of supplies,
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Greece Anar Huseynov said, Trend reports.
He said this at a conference of the International Center for
Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) and the Center of Analysis of
International Relations (AIR Center) on the 'Energy Security in
Europe: Current Situation, Challenges and Future Opportunities'
topic.
'Azerbaijan completed the implementation of the Southern Gas
Corridor project (SGC) together with international partners in
January 2021. The SGC will greatly contribute to the
diversification of energy resources on the EU market,' Huseynov
said.
According to him, gas exports from Azerbaijan reached 22 billion
cubic meters in 2021.
“It is planned to increase gas exports to 24 billion cubic
meters in 2022 with the potential for further growth in 2023,” the
diplomat noted.
Ambassador added that Azerbaijan has achieved success not only
in stabilizing its own economy since 1994, but has also become a
reliable energy partner.
Such projects as Baku–Supsa Pipeline, Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC)
pipeline, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum Gas Pipeline, various oil pipelines
contributed not only to energy security, but also to the
strengthening of Azerbaijan's relations with Türkiye and Georgia,
Huseynov said.
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