Bulgarian Envoy Presents His Credentials To Azerbaijani Top Official
Date
2/23/2023 8:16:12 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Sabina Mammadli read more Bulgaria's newly appointed Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ruslan
Stoyanov presented Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov
with a copy of his credentials.
Congratulating the diplomat on his appointment and wishing him
success in his work, Bayramov expressed satisfaction with the
bilateral relations between the two countries in various spheres
such as politics, economics, and energy.
The Azerbaijani official stressed that the current political
dialogue and high-level contacts between the two countries play an
important role in the development of relations, particularly
mentioning the importance of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria
(IGB).
The sides highlighted the importance of Azerbaijan in ensuring
the energy security of Europe and diversifying the energy
supply.
In turn, the ambassador expressed satisfaction with the
appointment to Azerbaijan and noted that there is a mutually
beneficial agenda for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria
at the bilateral and multilateral levels. He stressed that he would
make every effort to further develop cooperation in various
fields.
The IGB gas pipeline is designed to connect the Greek national
gas transmission system (DESFA S.A.) and the Trans-Adriatic gas
pipeline (TAP AG) in the area of Komotini (Greece), with the
Bulgarian gas transmission system (Bulgartransgaz EAD) in the area
of Stara Zagora. The total length of the gas pipeline is 182 km,
and the diameter of the pipe is 32''.
The pipeline is designed to increase its capacity up to 5 bcm/y
depending on market interest and the capacities of neighboring gas
transmission systems. Currently, the total capacity of IGB is 3
billion cubic meters per year, with 1.57 billion cubic meters
already booked under long-term contracts lasting up to 25 years.
Available capacity is successfully being auctioned on the European
platforms PRISMA and RBP.
The opening ceremony of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria was
held in Komotini on July 8, while a ceremony to inaugurate the
(IGB) was held in Bulgaria on October 1.
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