(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. As the EU is in
talks with various energy suppliers, the Czech Republic highly
welcomes the increase of gas deliveries from Azerbaijan, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic told Trend .
'Some suppliers are traditional countries like Norway and
Algeria while others are recent ones like Azerbaijan and Nigeria
and perspective ones like Congo or Angola. Just last week the EU
Energy Council (TTE, Ministers of Energy) accessed the progress
achieved since February 24. We welcome the possible of increasing
gas supplies from Azerbaijan, if technically possible', the source
said.
Natural gas from Azerbaijan is reaching only southern EU member
states at the moment, but if there ever was a time to change the
gas flows, it is right now, as the EU is replacing 40 percent of
its gas supply, the source noted.
Meanwhile, according to the ministry, Azerbaijan has been the
second largest oil supplier to the Czech Republic for the last two
decades. 'The Azeri Light CIF oil is the main ingredient of the oil
mix at Kralupy processing refinery'.
Beside the cooperation in the energy sector, 'Czechia would like
to develop cooperation with Azerbaijan in many areas, including
cultural, educational, tourism, health, and environmental
cooperation', the ministry added.
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