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    APA: Maros Sefcovic: Southern Gas Corridor Has Potential to Meet Up to 20% of EU’s Gas Needs in Future

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In an interview with APA, the head of the Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic answers questions on Azerbaijan, the Energy Union, and EU's plans for the energy sector

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APA: Maros Sefcovic: Southern Gas Corridor Has Potential to Meet Up to 20% of EU’s Gas Needs in Future

"Azerbaijan is today one of the EU's major and most reliable energy partners, and this contributes to our mutual economy and energy security”

 

Baku. Malahat Najafova –APA.European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič’s interview to APA

- You will attend the first meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council. What is the aim of this meeting and what do expect from this meeting?

- The aim of the Advisory Council is to steer the process on political level with the aim to have the Southern Gas Corridor operational by 2019/2020. Setting up an Advisory Council is a joined initiative between the European Commission and Azerbaijan, agreed on by Azeri President Aliyev and myself during my visit to Baku in November 2014. Tomorrow I will attend the first founding meeting of the Advisory Council on the Southern Gas Corridor. Ministers from transit countries such as Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Albania and Bulgaria will attend as well as representatives from the pipeline operators TAP and TANAP.

- What does Azerbaijan mean for EU?

- Azerbaijan is a very important partner for the European Union. Azerbaijan is today one of the EU's major and most reliable energy partners, and this contributes to our mutual economy and energy security.

Read the full interview HERE.

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