Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb.20
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The visit program of the European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic to Azerbaijan has been announced.
Maros Sefcovic will deliver a keynote speech at the 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council to be held in Baku Feb.23, said the message on the website of the European Commission.
He is expected to meet with Greek Minister for Environment and Energy Giorgos Stathakis, Italian Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda, Turkish Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak and Montenegrin Minister for Economy Dragica Sekulic.
The Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council held its first meeting on Feb. 12, 2015, and the second meeting on Feb. 29, 2016.
The Southern Gas Corridor envisages transportation of 10 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian region to Europe via Georgia and Turkey.
The gas will be exported through expansion of the South Caucasus Pipeline and the construction of the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline.
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