Energy diplomacy: economic power, opportunity, sustainable development
On December 21, 2022, meeting on «Energy Diplomacy» was held with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Gurbanmamet Elyasov, within the framework of the Training Center in priority areas of diplomacy of Turkmenistan at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
During the meeting, Ambassador gave a speech about the history of Turkmen-Azerbaijani relations, the high-level visits of state leaders, as well as studying the possibilities of energy diplomacy, ensuring energy security, exporting Turkmen natural gas from the Caspian Sea region to European countries through Azerbaijan, the possibilities of expanding cooperation in the field of creating modern transport infrastructure. In this regard, the importance of the signing of the Memorandum of mutual Understanding between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources of the «Dostluk» field in the Caspian Sea in Ashgabat in January of last year was highlighted.
The Ambassador made a detailed comment on the agreements reached at the Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Turkey summit, which was successfully held in Avaza national tourism zone. The meeting was very effective for the students and they got comprehensive answers to their questions.
Yslam GURBANMYRADOW,
the 1st year student
of the Faculty of International Journalism
of the Institute of International Relations
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
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