BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. Azerbaijan's role is strategically important for the energy security of Europe.
This was announced by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, who is on an official visit to Ukraine.
"Bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Ukraine are strategic in nature, both in terms of projects already underway and ongoing, and in terms of future prospects. These include energy, infrastructure, and humanitarian cooperation. Azerbaijani businesses have always had an active presence in Ukraine, and we would welcome further expansion of this presence.
We have a package of proposals for our Azerbaijani friends. We are interested in diversifying energy supplies to Ukraine. Overall, I believe Azerbaijan's role is strategically important for all of Europe in terms of energy security. This is certainly important for Ukraine as well. We are actively working in this direction and are confident that we will achieve significant results," he said.
Sybiha noted that Ukraine sees enormous potential for further strengthening its mutually beneficial partnership with Azerbaijan.
Furthermore, he emphasized that Azerbaijan and Ukraine play an important role for each other in the context of interaction with the European Union.
"It's important for us to develop cooperation with the South Caucasus and Central Asia. We, I emphasize again, are interested in developing this area. Today, we discussed how we can further deepen this cooperation," the minister added.
