Borrero: EU partnership with Azerbaijan crucial for diversification of gas supplies

The partnership with Azerbaijan is very important for the European Union (EU) in terms of diversifying gas supply sources, Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Director of the Energy Platform and International Relations Group at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy (ENER), told journalists on the sidelines of Baku Energy Week.

According to Report, she said that the EU strategy covers a much broader range of issues than energy alone. The EU has established a strategic partnership with Azerbaijan in renewable energy, the development of interconnectors, and the achievement of decarbonization goals.

"We also import gas. For us, diversification of gas supply sources is important, and the partnership with Azerbaijan plays a key role in this. Thus, our cooperation is based on two main pillars. The first is cooperation in clean energy and future energy system interconnectivity. The second is current gas supplies. It is important to support the EU in the process of phasing out Russian gas," she said.