BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 21. Amid the crisis and uncertainties in the European energy market, the role of alternative energy sources has grown and a number of European countries, including Bulgaria, are showing interest in increasing the imports of natural gas from Azerbaijan, Huseyn Huseynov, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Bulgaria, said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
“The Southern Gas Corridor and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which is a part of it, once again proved their importance amid the energy crisis and played a crucial role in uninterrupted deliveries of natural gas to European consumers. Azerbaijan is keen to continue to play a role of a reliable energy supplier both for the region and Europe and is ready to deliver more natural gas. Increasing natural gas supplies requires signing of a corresponding contract between importers and exporters,” the ambassador explained.
Huseyov added that after signing such a contract first of all, it is necessary to increase the transportation capacity of the Southern Gas Corridor in order to supply the contracted volumes. It is one of the major issues in the energy dialogue between Azerbaijan and the European Commission.
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