"Azerbaijan is a country that makes a special contribution to Europe's energy security."

Vugar Bayramov, a member of the Economic Policy, Industry and Entrepreneurship Committee of the Milli Majlis, said this in his statement to APA.

Vugar Bayramov said that today's meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council marks a completely different turning point: "On the one hand, the energy crisis in Europe deepened against the background of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, and on the other hand, we will introduce Azerbaijan to the European market in 2022. we observed the export of large amounts of energy resources.

In 2022, Azerbaijan increased blue gas transportation to Europe by 40 percent to 11.4 billion cubic meters.

As a whole, in the last 2 years, Azerbaijan has transported nearly 20 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe.

The deputy noted that today's meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Consultative Council and the positions of the parties participating in the meeting, including the officials of the European Union and the European Union member states, once again confirmed that Azerbaijan is a country that makes a special contribution to energy security in Europe: "Europe is still cooperating with Azerbaijan for a long time. is interested in continuing and expanding cooperation in this field.

At the same time, there is a sharp increase in the number of countries that want to buy Azerbaijani gas.

It should be taken into account that the Southern Gas Corridor was realized directly as a result of the political will of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Today, the Southern Gas Corridor, formed as a result of the political will of the President of Azerbaijan, has a special share and role in the formation of Europe's energy security.

Vugar Bayramov noted that the importance of Azerbaijan in the region and for the European Union is increasing.

At the same time, the geopolitical and geoeconomic position of Azerbaijan is getting stronger.

In the coming years, Azerbaijan will be able to export more energy resources, including green energy obtained from alternative sources, to the European Union and the countries of the region: "The Southern Gas Corridor today meets the economic and strategic interests of the region and Azerbaijan.

This is a new opportunity for Azerbaijan, a new alternative source for the formation of energy security for Europe.

All this shows that Azerbaijan will deepen cooperation with its partners, including the European Union, in energy and other fields."