President Aliyev: Azerbaijan's gas exports not limited to Europe

President Ilham Aliyev has said that Azerbaijan's gas exports are not limited to Europe.

The president made the remarks in a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on March 14, Azertag reports.

“Our gas exports are not limited to Europe. We also export gas to Turkiye and Georgia, which are the biggest markets for us. Therefore, new contracts should be signed to deliver gas to Europe in the future,” Aliyev said.

Emphasizing that Azerbaijan's gas was currently being delivered to Turkiye, Georgia, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy, the head of state noted that gas supplied to Romania had started this year. “We intend to supply first gas to Hungary at the end of this year. We have now started negotiations with the Albanian government regarding creation of the Albanian gas supply network and enable gas exports to Albania in the future. At the same time, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and other countries are among the countries that have placed orders with us,” the Azerbaijani leader emphasized.

"We have been exporting natural gas to Europe for a little more than two years and the volume of exports is increasing by the year," Aliyev stressed.

“After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, we received orders and offers from at least 10 European countries to supply gas to them or to increase the volume of gas exports to those we are already supplying gas to. According to the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the European Union last year, we plan to deliver 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe by 2027,” the head of state said.

"The emerging interconnectors in Europe play a very important role. The more interconnectors are, the more our gas export to Europe will increase. Of course, long-term contracts should be signed," Aliyev underlined.

Noting that there was a trend towards a green transition in Europe, the President of Azerbaijan said: “We are interested in long-term contracts, and I hope that we can align these issues with each other.”