On 17 May Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev received the Executive Director of BP, a British oil company, Andrew English, Trend reports.
The head of state stressed that this year the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Eezerum- oil and gas pipeline will start functioning this year, noting their significance not only for the region, but also for the world from the aspect of energy security. The president underlined the role of BP in the implementaion of the countrys energy strategy.
English noted the progress in the sphere of implementation of energy projects in Azerbaijan over the past year. Azerbaijan is a reliable partner in the sphere of energy security. BP will hence contonuecooeprtaing with Azerbaijan, he underscored.