“Italy is one of the countries with the closest and most sincere relations with Azerbaijan in the European Union (EU). Italy is Azerbaijan’s largest trading partner, and most of the exported natural gas and oil is sent from here to other countries.”
These words Oku.AzA political commentator talks about the importance of the Azerbaijani leader’s visit to Italy Turab Rzayev saying.
Turab Rzayev stressed that relations between Baku and Rome have great geopolitical importance and influence, especially in the field of energy.
“The TAP and TANAP gas pipelines go to Italy and 10 billion cubic meters of gas are exported to the world market every year. Currently, it is planned to increase the volume of exported gas to 20 billion cubic meters. On the other hand, political relations between Baku and Rome are at a high level, it is one of the few countries that demand mine maps. They regularly defend Azerbaijan’s position in the defense field and Azerbaijan wants to buy weapons worth $1.5 billion. However, the Armenian lobby and the EU prevent this, but despite everything, Italy is making great efforts to make the sale happen. Ilham Aliyev The main topics of discussion will be the issues we have listed in the framework of your visit, current issues and COP29 to be held in Baku.
Sohrab Ismail
