BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 17. Azerbaijan will continue to play an important role in Europe’s energy security, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during a round table on “Pipe Dreams: Future-Proofing Energy Security” on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Trend reports.
“Renewable energy has a special role in cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union, and Azerbaijan has taken a number of important steps in this field recently,” said President Ilham Aliyev.
The head of state underscored that a number of projects in this area are already being implemented in Azerbaijan, and various documents on energy production of up to 25 gigawatts had been signed. The President said that this will allow the green energy produced by Azerbaijan to be exported to Europe in addition to domestic consumption, which will contribute to Europe's energy security in the medium and long term.
President Ilham Aliyev underlined that Azerbaijan will continue to play an important role in Europe's energy security.