Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visiting Vilnius appreciated Lithuania's progress in integration to Europe and noted that he saw what Azerbaijan can learn from Lithuania," according to BNS.
"Your country, as well as our country, was a part of a unified state. However, your achievements in NATO and European Union show that we should follow your example," President Aliyev said on 13 September after his meeting with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus.
Oil production in Azerbaijan enables discussion of new projects, including oil pipelines to the regions of the Black and Baltic Seas, Azerbaijani President noted. According to Aliyev, new markets interest Azerbaijan and the opportunities are favourable for new projects.
According to President Adamkus, Lithuania has already achieved the level enabling it to join international energy network.