The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, who begun his visit to Paris on January 29, said in his interview with the Figaro Newspaper that Azerbaijan sees itself as a significant supplier of the energy resources for Europe. According to him, Baku, by beginning its pipeline projects, did not foresee the demands of Europe. These demands became clear when our system was launched. This year we will be able to export one million barrels of oil in a day with the help of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, the President said. In addition, Aliyev said that the gas pipe Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum is ready and large-scale field Shah Deniz, which possesses 1,000 bln cu.m. of gas, has begun to be exploited. In November we reached an agreement with the European Union on the strategic energy partnership and Azerbaijan became a faithful source of the energy for Europe, Azerbaijani President said, ITAR-TASS reports.
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