ECONOMY
President Ilham Aliyev: “Azerbaijan is a new source, a big source, close one, friendly for European consumers”
Baku, February 6 (AZERTAC). “We are talking a lot about diversification and energy security, these two issues are directly linked. But when we are talking about energy security and diversification for European consumers I think that first we should talk about the diversification of sources rather than diversification of routes with the same sources although diversification of routes is also important,” said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in his remarks at the 48th Munich Security Conference.
“Azerbaijan is a new source, a big source, close one, friendly for European consumers. And if we succeed in implementation of our plans in building a strong Southern Gas Corridor we will enter into the period of very fruitful mutually beneficial cooperation in energy area for decades ahead.
Therefore energy security now becomes, and already became, important issue of national security. An we as a producer we understand it and we want that all our partners treated the same way,” the Azerbaijani President added.