President Ilham Aliyev: We now export natural gas to 16 countries, 10 of which are EU members

“Azerbaijan is the only country in the Southern Caucasus which owns energy resources and exports them to other countries of the Southern Caucasus. Other countries of the region – for many years Georgia, and now Armenia – import energy resources from Azerbaijan. Our energy cooperation with Europe and the European Union is growing. We already export natural gas to 16 countries, 10 of which are members of the European Union. By the geographical coverage of pipeline gas, Azerbaijan ranks first in the world,” President Ilham Aliyev said during an interview with Euronews television in Davos on January 20.

The head of state noted that Azerbaijan has natural resources, a transport system, and modern pipelines: “We have good relations with many European countries, and this allows them to strengthen their energy security. For us, this is an opportunity to sell our resources in the premium market. Although we do not sell gas only to Europe, we have recently started exporting it to Syria as well. However, in terms of price, the best market is, of course, the European market.”