Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

10/06/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/06/2021 07:03

Deputy Minister of Energy participated at the 2nd Caspian Europe Forum

On 5-6 October, the 2nd Caspian Europea Forum was held in hybrid format in Berlin, Germany. The representatives of the littoral states of the Caspian Sea and Central Asian countries, as well as senior executives of Germany, international organizations and companies. Deputy Minister of Energy Elnur Soltanov represented Azerbaijan at the event.

Taking part in the session entitled " Energy And Sustainability: The Path from Fossil Energy Resources to a Climate-Neutral Economy" online, Deputy Minister delivered a speech on "Azerbaijan in Global Energy Landscape - Looking into the Future". Elnur Sultanov said that in the 30th year of Azerbaijan's independence, along with other sectors, the energy sector, especially the oil and gas sector, have contributed to the growing development of the country's economy. The Southern Gas Corridor, the country's largest energy project, was successfully completed at the end of 2020, and it plays a special role in ensuring energy security of the region and Europe. Deputy Minister also talked about the work done in the field of energy transit in our country. Information was provided on the measures taken to establish a "Green energy zone" in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan on the instructions of President Mr. Ilham Aliyev. The prospects for attracting foreign investors in this direction were noted.

The Forum continued with sessions on logistics and infrastructure, energy and sustainability, digital economy, tourism, agriculture, health economy and other topics in the Caspian region. It should be noted that the main target of the Caspian Europea Forum is to encourage economic relations between Europe and the Caspian region.