(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 13. Supplies of
Azerbaijani gas to Greece via the Southern Gas Corridor over its
3.5 years of operation accounted for 10 percent of the total volume
of gas transported to Europe from Azerbaijan during this period,
Trend reports.
This figure was announced at the fifth meeting of the Joint
Commission on Economic, Industrial, and Technological Cooperation
between the governments of Azerbaijan and Greece on June 13 in
Baku.
"The contribution of Azerbaijani gas to the diversification of
supplies and decarbonization of Europe through the Trans Adriatic
Pipeline (TAP) and the Greece-Bulgaria Interconnector (IGB) was
pointed out.
Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said that more than 3.6 billion
cubic meters, or 10 percent of the 36.8 billion cubic meters of gas
supplied to Europe during the 3.5 years of the Southern Gas
Corridor's operation, went to Greece," a statement of the
Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy (headed by the co-chairman of the
commission from Azerbaijan) reads.
The statement also pointed out that last year, approximately 18
percent of Greece's gas needs were met by Azerbaijani gas.
In 2024, Greece may receive 1.2 billion cubic meters of
Azerbaijani gas.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece (co-chairman of the
intergovernmental commission from the Greek side) Kostas
Fragogiannis mentioned that energy is one of the priority topics,
along with discussions on development prospects and other
issues.
Meanwhile, Shahbazov underscored that Azerbaijan, a reliable
supplier of energy resources to Europe and successfully
implementing a 'green growth' policy, will host COP29 in November
2024 and is proud of the great trust and respect it enjoys on the
international stage.
To note, this November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This
decision was made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on
December 11 last year. Baku will become the center of the world and
will receive about 70–80,000 foreign guests.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an
agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992
to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.
The COP-the Conference of the Parties-is the highest legislative
body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on
Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the
Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held
annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin,
and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
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