“For about 15 years, Azerbaijan has been a reliable supplier of oil to European markets. In the near future, we will begin to supply natural gas to the countries that are members of the European Union, ”TASS quoted him at the EU and Eastern Partnership summit, which was held via videoconference.

Aliyev said that Azerbaijan initiated and financed the construction of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), which will connect the country with EU markets.

“The Southern Gas Corridor is a project of energy cooperation, energy security and diversification,” the president said.

In 2018, Alexander Frolov, Deputy Director General of the National Energy Institute, commented on the opening of the Southern Gas Corridor gas pipeline in Azerbaijan in an interview with the FBA “Economics Today”.