Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.2 / Trend, E. Ismailov /
Greece expects that Azerbaijan will become a major gas supplier, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis said today in Baku during the third meeting of an Azerbaijani-Greek intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.
He said Greece attaches great importance to pipeline projects such as Turkey-Greece-Italy and Turkey-Greece-Bulgaria.
Azerbaijan's role is of great importance for the implementation of these projects, he said. Also, according to Kouvelis, these countries can cooperate in areas such as oil refining in addition to oil and gas. In particular, the Greek side is ready to share its experience in the field of alternative energy sources, energy facility and highway construction, and tourism, health and education.
Kouvelis said the development of transport communication between the sides is also vital.
As the head of the commission from the Azerbaijani side, Industry and Energy Minister Natig Aliyev said relations between Azerbaijan and Greece in the political and diplomatic spheres, as well as inter-parliamentary relations, are at a high level. He also highlighted the high level of relations in the economic sector.
Aliyev stressed that, in a short period of time, the trade turnover between the two countries has reached $160 million.
According to the minister, in addition to cooperation in the energy sector, high level relations have also been observed in culture, health and agriculture.