Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized Türkiye and Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership in energy, highlighting their growing role in ensuring regional and European energy security.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a message to the opening of the 30th Baku Energy Week, stressing the deep-rooted cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the energy sector. He noted that major projects like the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipelines, and TANAP not only benefit both nations but also contribute significantly to the energy security of the region and Europe. The newly launched Iğdır-Nakhchivan pipeline was cited as the latest success in this collaboration, enhancing energy supply to Nakhchivan and strengthening bilateral ties.

Erdogan underlined the strategic importance of expanding the electricity interconnection between Türkiye and Azerbaijan. He also highlighted the necessity of increasing capacities on Türkiye-Nakhchivan and Türkiye-Georgia lines. A new agreement was signed with Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Bulgaria for a green electricity transmission and trade initiative, which Erdogan described as a historic step for regional energy security.

He further stated that Azerbaijan has a vital role in supplying natural gas to Türkiye and Europe, and there is a key opportunity to cooperate on transporting Turkmen gas through Azerbaijan and Türkiye. Erdogan concluded his message by expressing strong support for Baku Energy Week and extending warm greetings to President Ilham Aliyev and all participants.

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