President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a message to the opening ceremony of the 30th Baku Energy Week hosted by Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar read President Erdoğan's message.
President Erdoğan stated that the relationship between Azerbaijan and Türkiye remains strong and resolute in the energy sector, just like in every other field, and wished that the events held as part of Baku Energy Week would be auspicious for the region, especially for the two eternally brotherly countries, Azerbaijan and Türkiye.
President Erdoğan emphasised that Türkiye and Azerbaijan have achieved many successes in the energy sector, stating, "The global geopolitical developments in recent years have once again highlighted the importance of Türkiye-Azerbaijan cooperation in terms of energy security. Our long-standing collaboration, which has culminated in infrastructure investments such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipelines and TANAP, has benefited not only Türkiye and Azerbaijan but has also significantly contributed to the region's and Europe's energy security. The most recent example of our energy cooperation, based on years of accomplishments, is the Iğdır-Nakhchivan pipeline, which we inaugurated in March. The launch of the line has strengthened the energy supply security of the Nakhchivan region and made us stronger together. Increasing our electricity connection between Türkiye and Azerbaijan is another strategically important project for us."
President Erdoğan, who stated that the Türkiye-Nakhchivan and Türkiye-Georgia interconnection capacities also need to be increased, said, "We signed the 'Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Green Electricity Transmission and Trade' with the aim of establishing a new electricity interconnection line between Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Bulgaria. We hope to complete this project as soon as possible, as it represents another historic step towards our region's energy security and prosperity."
President Erdoğan emphasised the potential for new natural gas projects between Türkiye and Azerbaijan and said:
"Azerbaijan's strategic role in the global energy market, as a supplier of significant volumes of gas to both Türkiye and Europe for many years, is especially important in the current situation. In the near future, there is a significant opportunity for us to expand our cooperation on Turkmen gas exports through Azerbaijan and Türkiye to the benefit of all parties.
This project will help to diversify supply routes while also increasing regional prosperity. I wish success to all participants in Baku Energy Week, where this dynamic environment and energy developments will be closely monitored, and I thank those who helped organise this event. I extend my heartfelt greetings to my brother, President Ilham Aliyev, whom we met last week in Lachin, and to all participants."