Romania’s president, Klaus Iohannis, is today starting his two-day visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, responding to an invitation extended by his Azeri counterpart, Ilham Aliyev. The two presidents will open the ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council. On this occasion, president Iohannis will speak about Romania’s contribution to ensuring European energy security, by expanding cooperation with regional partners and diversifying sources and transport routes for energy resources. Moreover, Bucharest wants to import gas at favorable prices from the Caucasus to replace its Russian gas imports. At the same time, the Romanian president will discuss with president Ilham Aliyev about extending bilateral cooperation in the fields of transport, trade, agriculture, education and culture. The two officials will also review the status of regional interconnection projects, such as the underwater electricity cable, and will tackle the organization of similar projects in the digital field as well.
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