Minister of Energy meets with Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan

The Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Azerbaijan Augusto Massari. At the meeting, the documents signed during the state visit of the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Italy in February of this year and the implementation of the protocol of the 5th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Italy were discussed.

The ambassador expressed his deep condolences to the Azerbaijani people, families and their loved ones for the victims of Armenian military provocations, and appreciated the trilateral statement.

He expressed interest in the restoration and reconstruction of Italian infrastructure companies in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.

The Minister of Energy thanked for his condolences and support for the statement signed by Italy.

At the meeting, it was noted that the relations between Azerbaijan and Italy are successfully developing in various areas of the economy, and cooperation in the energy sector plays a crucial role in the long-term cooperation. It was emphasized that the Trans Adriatic Pipeline project, which is an important element of this cooperation, is important for Italian and other European consumers, the project is ready for commercial activity and it is planned to start commercial transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe at the end of this year.

At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on cooperation between the two countries in various fields, investment opportunities in the energy sector, the participation of Italian companies in projects in various fields, as well as in the development of traditional and renewable energy sources, and discussed the opportunities for companies to expand their activities as investors in Azerbaijan. The issues arising from the preparation for the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Italy, as well as the cooperation documents signed between the various bodies of the two countries were also reviewed.