WASHINGTON, U.S., March 10. Azerbaijan is
working with its U.S. partners in exploring the new areas of
cooperation, said Orkhan Zeynalov, Deputy Minister of Energy of
Azerbaijan, Trend’s
special corespondent reports.
He made the remarks during the U.S.-Azerbaijan Trade and
Business Conference, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the
U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC).
He noted that Azerbaijan will continue to supply natural gas, to
Europe and its partners.
“In January, we have expanded our gas geography to Germany and
Austria. Now the number of countries receiving Azerbaijani gas has
increased to 16. Azerbaijan is one of the leading providers of
pipeline gas in the world. Also, I would like to mention the
continuous bipartisan support of the United States, also with
President Trump’s leadership for realizing the historic Southern
Gas Corridor project. We all know that during his first term, he
was instrumental in finalizing the last missing segment of the
Southern Gas Corridor, the Trans-Adriatic pipeline,” Zeynalov
added.
He pointed out that today, Azerbaijan is also working with its
U.S. partners in exploring the new areas of cooperation, the
excellent model cooperation with SOCAR could be a historical
breakthrough with the huge reserves in that field.
“We think that there is a lot of opportunities in the
connectivity from Central Asia in the South Caucasus between the
Europe and the Middle East. We think that interconnectors also
provides very good opportunity for the U.S. companies to engage,
both as contractors, service providers, technology providers, and
also investors. We also think that the Trump Route for
International Peace and Prosperity with its different components,
including energy, electricity, oil and gas, is a historic chance
for the region to prosper for the decades to come, and Azerbaijan
is willing to work closely with its U.S. partners to realize this
ambition,” he said.
The deputy minister believes that there are a number of
opportunities in other areas.
“Within the next three years, 2 gigawatts of green energy will
be integrated, and by 2033, we’re expecting 6 to 7 gigawatts of
additional energy, which can be exported or used within the data
centers. Azerbaijan has a cheap energy comparing with other
countries in the region. This is only corridor where Azerbaijan is
a centerpiece is an unsanctioned geography, which provides
additional opportunity for the partners. But we also think that
there is a huge resources, the critical minerals, energy resources
of Kazakhstan, other partners in Central Asia. With the
facilitation of the United States and the leadership and the
transit corridors of Azerbaijan, we can bring those resources to
the strategic markets in the Europe, in the Middle East, and
beyond,” he added.