Following a two-day meeting of the Hungarian-Azerbaijani Joint Economic Committee in Budapest, on Wednesday Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that Azerbaijan will definitely supply natural gas to Europe; any other concept for diversification of Europe’s gas supply is for now only a long-term plan or a dream.
At the joint press conference, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev Abdulla oglu emphasised that Azerbaijan is a priority partner for Europe in the field of energy security, as natural gas will be transported to Europe from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz gas field through the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP).
Mr. Szijjártó said that diversification is needed in order to ensure Europe’s energy security, so that Europe is supplied from as many sources as possible. Mr. Mustafayev announced that Azerbaijani natural gas will be on the European markets in one year’s time.
(MTI/Prime Minister's Office)
