Minister of Energy Virgil Popescu told his Azerbaijani counterpart that Romania is interested in importing gas from this country, according to a post on the Facebook page.
"Today [Thursday - ed.n.] we had a new working meeting with Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan. We discussed in detail about the concrete cooperation with regard to energy, to priority areas. I conveyed that Romania is interested in importing volumes of gas from the Republic of Azerbaijan, given the strengthened Strategic Energy Partnership between the two countries. At the same time, I reiterated that in the current security context, the Southern Corridor is a factor in strengthening European energy security and especially a long-awaited instrument for diversifying gas supplies, with Azerbaijan and Europe now connected by a direct, secure and reliable energy connection," specified the Romanian minister.
During the meeting, the project to build a submarine cable for the transport of electricity under the Black Sea was also considered, Agerpres.ro informs.
"Our country has been invited to join the ongoing working group to launch this very important project. Minister Parviz Shahbazov emphasized the importance of the project in expanding electricity export opportunities between the region and the European market and highlighted Azerbaijan's potential and plans for "green energy" exports," Virgil Popescu said.
"At the same time, we exchanged views on other perspectives of bilateral energy cooperation, including in the field of nuclear energy," the Romanian official added.