As the EU-European Union hastened to diversify its sources of natural gas, which has relied on Russia, Chairman Von der Leyen visited Azerbaijan and agreed to significantly increase natural gas imports by 2027. ..
EU Chairman Von der Leyen visited Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to meet with President Aliev and signed a memorandum of understanding on the export of natural gas from Azerbaijan to EU member states on the 18th.
According to the European Commission, imports from Azerbaijan are expected to increase from 8.1 billion cubic meters last year to 12 billion cubic meters, and the Memorandum of Understanding aims to increase it to at least 20 billion cubic meters annually by 2027. increase.
At the press conference, Chairman Von der Leyen welcomed, saying, "This can make up for the decrease in the supply of Russian gas. It will greatly help secure the supply of gas."
The EU has decided to ban the import of coal and oil from Russia as a sanction on Russia, but since it is not expected that the consent of some member countries will be obtained for natural gas, we will take such measures. Is not ...
On the other hand, the Russian side is reducing the supply of natural gas to EU member states, and there is an urgent need for the EU to secure natural gas for the next winter and to diversify the suppliers that have depended on Russia. increase.