Distinguished participants,
Dear guests,
I greet you all with my most sincere feelings and affection.
As in previous years, I hope that the events being held within the framework of Baku Energy Week this year are successful for the two eternally brotherly countries—Türkiye and Azerbaijan—and for our region in particular.
Our close relations with dear Azerbaijan, as in all areas, continue strongly and resolutely in the energy sector. Together, we have secured many achievements in this field over the years. The global geopolitical developments experienced in recent times have once again confirmed the importance of Turkish-Azerbaijani cooperation in ensuring energy security.
This cooperation, crowned with infrastructure projects such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum, and TANAP pipelines, makes significant contributions not only to Türkiye and Azerbaijan but also to the energy security of the region and Europe.
The Iğdır-Nakhchivan pipeline, which we inaugurated in March, is the latest example of our successful energy cooperation. The launch of this line has further bolstered the energy security of both the Nakhchivan region and Türkiye.
Increasing electricity exchanges between Türkiye and Azerbaijan is another strategically important project. In this context, expanding the capacity of both the Türkiye–Nakhchivan and Türkiye–Georgia interconnectors is a renewed step we must take swiftly. We have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in green electricity transmission and trade with the aim of establishing a new electricity interconnector line between Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Bulgaria.
We aim to complete this project—which will be another historic step for energy security and prosperity in our region—Inshallah, as soon as possible.
We also see great potential for new natural gas projects between our two countries. Azerbaijan’s strategic role in the global energy market, supplying significant volumes of gas to both Türkiye and Europe for many years, is of vital importance. Looking ahead, there is a significant opportunity to expand our cooperation in exporting Turkmen gas via Azerbaijan and Türkiye, which will benefit all of us. This project will contribute to both the diversification of supply routes and regional prosperity.
I wish success to all participants of Baku Energy Week, where these dynamic conditions and developments in the energy sector will be closely discussed. I thank all those who contributed to the organization of this event.
I sincerely greet my dear brother, President Ilham Aliyev—whom I had the pleasure of meeting in Lachin last week—and all other participants of this event.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye
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