Baku, Azerbaijan, June three. Azerbaijanese festivals his place because the world’s main supplier within the vitality sector, mentioned the political analyst Azer Garayev in an interview with pattern.
“The continuing 30th Baku Power Discussion board and the Baku Power Week have once more positioned Azerbaijan within the middle of the regional and world consideration. This discussion board isn’t solely a continuation of the standard vitality exhibitions. It is a crucial worldwide platform that’s Azerbaijan’s strategic imaginative and prescient in vitality coverage, which is in the long run and lengthy -term employment, and world settlement with Addressing the worldwide cooperation and the addressing of Azerbaijan.
Garayev discovered that the thirtyest anniversary of the discussion board marks an vital milestone within the vitality coverage of Azerbaijani in accordance with independence.
“In these 30 years, Azerbaijan not solely introduced its vitality sources to the worldwide markets, but in addition rebuilt its infrastructure and have become internationally dependable. As President Ilham Aliyev emphasised throughout the opening ceremony of the occasion ‘The proportion of oil and gasoline in our GDP is greater than 30 %. Azerbaijan implements giant -scale financial reforms and our financial system is self -sufficient. Our worldwide debt is lower than 7 % of GDP, and our monetary reserves exceed our international money owed round 14 occasions. We’ve managed to cut back poverty as a result of truthful distribution of nationwide property. Immediately the poverty stage is round 5 %, «mentioned the pinnacle of state.
Garayev identified that the nation’s vitality technique, which was initiated by the signing of the “Treaty of the Century” in 1994, not solely ensured financial independence, but in addition considerably improved Azerbaijan’s geopolitical place. He raised vital infrastructure initiatives such because the oil subject Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli, the Baku-Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum (BTE) pipelines, the southern gasoline hall and the trans-adriatical pipeline (tapel), which have built-in into the community community.
Immediately, mentioned Garayev, Azerbaijan performs a singular function within the vitality security of Europe.
“Power safety has a high precedence for main world powers. On this regard, Azerbaijan has grow to be a strategic accomplice for the continent. As President Aliyev emphasised, we’re at present exporting in 12 international locations within the earlier yr. “We’re nonetheless within the technique of negotiations and likewise make investments in some international locations to broaden our geography. By way of the reporting on geography via pipeline gasoline -I believe that Azerbaijan is now one of many main international locations at a world stage. So all of it is a optimistic dynamic, and we see the optimistic results of our vitality growth not solely on our personal potential Azerbaidschans, but in addition on neighborhood, but in addition “, He mentioned. Basically, this underlines Azerbaijans as probably the most vital gasoline suppliers in Europe. Particularly after the Russia-Ukraine Struggle, when Europe was searching for different vitality sources, Azerbaijan stood out as a dependable and confirmed accomplice, ”he mentioned.
He emphasised that the strategic partnership settlement signed with the EU and frequent visits by the leaders of the European Fee to refer Baku to a future of strong and multifaceted cooperation.
“Azerbaijan isn’t solely a gasoline provider, but in addition a politically steady and dependable transitland,” mentioned Garayev.
The political analyst additionally addressed the Azerbaijschaan’s Inexperienced Power Agenda.
“Our ambitions on this space are excessive. As President Aliyev mentioned, we make investments subsequent to international companions, although we’re wealthy in oil and gasoline. “With all of the inexperienced vitality potential, we will certainly meet the rising electrical energy necessities in Azerbaijan, primarily via renewable sources, and that may save us an extra a number of billion cubic meters of gasoline that can be obtainable for export,” he mentioned.
Immediately Azerbaijan holds one essential place in all segments of the regional vitality panorama – from oil and gasoline to inexperienced vitality and transit infrastructure. Karabakh and East Zangezur have been proven as inexperienced vitality zones, with appreciable potential for the event of photo voltaic and hydropower. On the similar time, wind vitality initiatives are underway within the Caspian Sea. All of this presents a robust foundation to confidently say that Azerbaijan can be a regional chief in renewable energies within the coming years, ”he mentioned.
Garayev discovered that lots of of corporations from dozens of nations participate within the occasions within the Baku Power Discussion board.
“The discussion board has introduced collectively head of state, authorities officers on a excessive stage and executives of main transnational vitality companies-proof of the rising function of BAKU as a key middle for worldwide vitality diplomacy. In its speech to the individuals, President Ilham Aliyev, the core rules and the strategic priorities that the nation’s vitality coverage is clearly formulated.
“This vital occasion serves as a big platform for the presentation of our companies within the vitality sector and to debate future priorities”. Immediately we participate within the 30th version – an anniversary occasion – that confirms its profitable historical past and which means once more, ”mentioned the pinnacle of state.
This message exhibits the reliability of Azerbaijans not solely in a technical perform, but in addition in political credibility. “In right this moment’s vitality sector, geopolitical stability, long-term planning and authorized transparency are essential and Azerbaijan meets all of those standards,” he mentioned.