Azerbaijan and Türkiye agree to accelerate energy projects

Azerbaijan and Türkiye have agreed to accelerate the implementation of energy projects, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said Saturday, Report informs.

"We discussed the next phase of our energy cooperation in Istanbul with my dear colleague Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. We agreed to accelerate the implementation of the Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan)-Türkiye Energy Interconnector and the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Türkiye-Bulgaria Green Energy Corridor projects," Shahbazov wrote on X.

They also explored potential cooperation opportunities within the framework of the Caspian-Black Sea-Europe Green Energy Corridor. "These regional energy connectivity projects will represent our next joint contributions to strengthening energy security," he noted.