Baku, October 8 (AZERTAC). The representative office of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) in Romania has participated in the Bucharest Forum titled “Unleashing the Potential of Eurasia: Strategic Choices on the New Silk Road”.

Head of the SOCAR representative office Hamza Karimov delivered a speech at the event. He provided an insight into the energy policy of Azerbaijan, adding the country was a reliable partner of Europe in ensuring the energy security. He said Azerbaijan supported diversification of energy resources.

The Bucharest Forum 2014 is a landmark economic and political event jointly organized by the Aspen Institute Romania and the German Marshal Fund of the United States in partnership with the Government of Romania, under the Romania Gateway umbrella.

The Bucharest Forum is the largest international gathering dedicated to explore and advance the main public and private actors’ thinking and action in this respect. The Forum’s mission is twofold: to create in Bucharest a regional platform for forward thinking economic policy and political dialogue for governments and business, and in particular with regards to EU-US perspectives for Eurasia and the New Silk Road; and to serve as an influential dialogue platform between the Romanian business sector and political decision makers in order to strengthen the country’s economic governance and competitiveness as well as its contribution to the region.