The expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor was discussed within the Baku Energy Forum

The Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov held a number of meetings within the Baku Energy Week.

At the meeting with the Director of Energy Policy at DG ENER Cristina Lobillo Borrero, the issues on the agenda of the energy dialogue between Azerbaijan and the European Union were reviewed.  The first meeting held in May in accordance with the agreement reached between the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson in the framework of this year's meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council was positively assessed. During the conversation, the sides exchanged views on the directions of energy dialogue covering the production and export of natural gas, green energy, hydrogen. The importance of joint cooperation on a single platform for the expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor was noted.

We discussed the possible increase of supplies and expanding the pipeline with Luca Schieppati, the Managing Director of TAP AG.  The sides exchanged views on the prospects for the gradual expansion of TAP based on the results of market tests and the transportation of hydrogen.

Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov also met with Peter Szijjarto, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Gas supply from Azerbaijan in the future and the expansion of cooperation with MOL was discussed.

We assessed the latest implementation of the IGB with Aleksandar Nikolov, Minister of Energy of Bulgaria.  It was stated that the IGB will be ready for commercial operation in early September and the transportation of Azerbaijani gas through this pipeline will give an impetus to the development of energy cooperation between the two countries.