Baku, July 22, AZERTAC
The Euronews TV channel has published an article highlighting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Germany and the documents signed on the margins of the trip.
“The two sides signed a joint declaration on a strategic partnership and a series of agreements covering energy, transport, infrastructure, trade and investment, and science and technology — with Germany becoming the second European country after Italy to sign the same agreement with Azerbaijan,” the article said.
The article also cited German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as saying: “I would like to express my gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev. You are creating an opportunity for us to receive larger volumes of gas from Azerbaijan.”
“Germany has become one of Baku's newest gas customers, after Azerbaijan's gas began flowing to Germany in 2024 via the Southern Gas Corridor and onward connections. President Ilham Aliyev said he expected annual deliveries to reach 2 billion cubic metres by next year,” the article mentioned.
According to the report, Merz described the Southern Gas Corridor as a reliable supply route and said Germany intended to build a long-term relationship with Azerbaijan.
“Azerbaijan currently supplies around 12 billion cubic metres of gas per year to Europe, with Italy, Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary among the largest recipients,” the author said.