‘Strong Azerbaijan-Turkiye energy union is a historical necessity and a guarantor of safe and sustainable energy supply on a regional and European scale’

Istanbul, October 6, AZERTAC “The 2nd Azerbaijan-Turkiye Energy Forum serves to strengthen energy cooperation in Azerbaijan-Turkiye allied relations and develop it in line with global challenges,” said Azerbaijan`s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov at the Forum held in Istanbul. “The strong Azerbaijan-Turkiye Energy Union is a historical necessity and a guarantor of safe and sustainable energy supply on a regional and European scale. In particular, in the conditions of the energy crisis, TANAP and TAP have become symbols of reliability in supply. Azerbaijan and Turkiye have become countries of strategic interest in sustainable energy security,” the minister noted. Parviz Shahbazov said: “Such an ever-increasing geostrategic role of Azerbaijan and Turkiye in the realities of a complex geopolitical and energy crisis is the embodiment of the policy pursued by the heads of state - President Ilham Aliyev and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with unshakable trust and confidence in each other, as well as the united power of Azerbaijan and Turkiye in their example.” The minister stressed the importance of TANAP for Turkiye, which will increase with the expansion of the corridor. He noted that from July 2018 to October this year, TANAP supplied 18 bcm of natural gas to Turkiye, and 4.2 bcm out of 6.1 bcm of gas supplied to this country was transported via this pipeline during 9 months of 2022. Minister Shahbazov underlined that gas exports from Azerbaijan to Turkiye will reach to 9.3 bcm by 2023. The minister also said that electricity from Azerbaijan can be exported to Turkiye and transmitted to Europe through the Zangazur corridor. “Thus, Azerbaijan and Turkiye will further strengthen their positions in ensuring energy security in the field of electricity, following oil and natural gas,” Parviz Shahbazov added.