President Aliyev made the remarks on June 3 at the 21st Caspian International Oil & Gas Exhibition, held in Baku.
"Today, the energy security of each country is directly connected with their national security. These two factors are hard to be separated form each other," the president said.
Ilham Aliyev went on to say that an agreement was signed in 2012 between Azerbaijan and Turkey, and today the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP) is already a reality.
"Work has begun for the TANAP project`s implementation. The attention to this project is increasing. I am very glad that our partner - the BP company has also acquired shares in the TANAP," President Aliyev underscored adding that this large international project will have its key impact on the `Southern Gas Corridor` project`s implementation.
"Naturally, we can believe that we have settled all issues related to TANAP`s implementation, the oil production is stable, the export capabilities are large, and we have also entered the gas market. However, we are trying to expand the international cooperation to the maximum extent possible and provide our support in ensuring Europe`s energy security."
"All the issues regarding the Trans Adriatic Pipeline`s realization were settled to this end. Thus, a new large oil pipeline will be built from Baku to Europe up to Italy," President Aliyev said.
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