Parviz Shahbazov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, met with Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye, in Istanbul.

“We discussed the next phase of our energy cooperation in Istanbul with my dear colleague Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. We agreed to accelerate the implementation of the Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan)-Türkiye Energy Interconnector and the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Türkiye-Bulgaria Green Energy Corridor projects. We also explored potential cooperation opportunities within the framework of the Caspian-Black Sea-Europe Green Energy Corridor. These regional energy connectivity projects will represent our next joint contributions to strengthening energy security,” Shahbazov said on X.