Bulgaria's Energy Minister Iva Petrova discussed with Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Sofia Elmar Mammadov the potential for the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) to increase natural gas supplies to Bulgaria and the wider region, Report informs, citing Bulgaria's Ministry of Energy.
The parties also discussed the development of green energy corridors from the Caspian region to Europe and Azerbaijan's investment opportunities in Bulgaria.
The Ministry recalled that 34 years have passed since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and during this period energy has become one of the key areas of successful cooperation.
"The green energy corridor is a project proposed by Presidents Radev and Aliyev in 2024. It will expand opportunities for the transmission and trade of renewable electricity between regions. On 22 May 2026, during the third meeting of ministers in Istanbul, the issue of accelerating the signing of an intergovernmental agreement on the implementation of this project was also discussed among the Energy Ministries of Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Georgia," the statement noted.
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