BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 15. Azerbaijan is becoming a much significant player on the European energy market, ex-President of Serbia Boris Tadic told Trend in an exclusive interview.
“The whole world is dependent on energy resources, and in that respect Russia was an inevitable player, but being after sanctions, the country is losing its role, while Azerbaijan is becoming much more valuable. With building TANAP and TAP, Azerbaijan already has been and can play a much more important role in the future in this regard,” he said.
As Tadic noted, hopefully, Serbia will get a chanceto connect to the pipeline, and get Azerbaijani gas in the upcoming years.
“I was suggesting building the interconnector with Bulgaria even during my term as a president, and I am glad that Serbia is finally approaching this project. This is of interest for both European countries, and Azerbaijan. It will be possible for Azerbaijani gas to reach not only Italy, but all the countries on the way,” he added.
“I do not expect that the Southeastern Europe will be highly interested in the LNG imports, such as from Norway, because it is too far and complicated. In general, after Russia is under sanctions, Azerbaijan is going to be a much more important player for the European energy market,” Tadic said.
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