BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 26. The Southern Gas Corridor is a project of common interest connecting the two countries and contributing to the development of the entire region, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hellenic Republic to Azerbaijan Christos Kapodistrias, Trend reports.
"Greece plays the role as a transit country in the delivery of Azerbaijani gas to other European countries," President Ilham Aliyev emphasized.
President Ilham Aliyev recalled his participation in the inauguration ceremony of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, and stressed the importance of this project's contribution to Europe's energy security.
President Ilham Aliyev underlined that there are ample opportunities for the development of cooperation between the two countries in energy, as well as in other fields.