Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend /Alain Kudretti, the Swiss Ambassador to Azerbaijan, commented on ECL's intention to participate in the transportation of Azerbaijani Shah Deniz field gas to Europe. Kudretti made this statement in a meeting with Natik Aliyev, the Azerbaijani Minister for Industry and Energy, in Baku.
The Ministry announced that Azerbaijan has set up gas production and export from the Shah Deniz field. Gas is sold through the internal market of the country, to Georgia and Turkey. Soon Azerbaijan can set up gas export to Greece.
The Ambassador said that these issues will be discussed during the upcoming visit of Walter Steimann, the Swiss Energy Minister, to Baku on 28-29 September. During the visit it is also planned to sign a memorandum on cooperation between the Ministries of the two countries in the energy sector.