Day: May 31, 2024

Bulgaria imported 44.6 million cubic meters of natural gas from Azerbaijan in March 2024, as compared to 44.5 million cubic meters in March 2023, marking a 0.22 percent year-on-year increase, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Trend, citing Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office.

The total value of these imports decreased from 30.5 million euros to 23.8 million euros, reflecting a 28.2 percent decline.

Bulgaria imported more than 920 million cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan in 2023 with total value of 311.5 million euros.

Bulgaria commenced importing gas from Azerbaijan through the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector (IGB), which became operational on October 1, 2022. The contractual volume of gas supplies through this interconnector is 1 billion cubic meters per year, while the total capacity of the IGB stands at 3 billion cubic meters, expandable to 5 billion cubic meters annually.

Azerbaijan supplies gas to Europe via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), a component of the Southern Gas Corridor, with a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters, expandable to 20 billion cubic meters per year.

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The European Union takes the Azerbaijan Rapid Technical Assistance Facility (AZTAF) seriously and pins high hopes on it to support Azerbaijan in achieving its goals, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the EU to Azerbaijan, Victor Bojkov, said during today’s second annual reporting meeting of AZTAF, funded by the European Union (EU) and managed by the World Bank (WB), in Baku, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Trend.

“The AZTAF program covers key areas closely related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is a global challenge and an achievement that we must strive for. Within the framework of the multi-year EU program through AZTAF, we are working on important areas such as strengthening women’s capital, improving the disability assessment system, developing digital connectivity, and implementing the ‘smart villages’ program.

The European Union, and specifically the EU Delegation in Baku, are pleased to support these initiatives in partnership with the World Bank, as well as several UN agencies that implement our projects. Our commitment to strengthening resilience, inclusivity, and sustainability in Azerbaijan remains steadfast,” he pointed out.

Bojkov emphasized that the progress achieved to date shows that cooperation, despite its ups and downs, continues to move towards a common goal.

“Analyzing the achievements of the past year, it is important to look to the future. The European Union and the EU Delegation in Azerbaijan are always ready for cooperation and engagement,” he added.

To note, AZTAF was launched to support the Azerbaijani government in achieving the goals outlined in the Azerbaijan Socio-Economic Development Strategy for 2022–2026.

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The second day of the traditional international humanitarian conference on demining is being held in Baku under the joint organization of the Azerbaijan Republic Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Trend.

The theme of the III International Humanitarian Demining Conference held on May 30-31 this year is “Mitigating Environmental Impact of Landmines: Resource Mobilization for a Safe and Green Future”.

The first day of the conference was held in Zangilan, and the second day is being held in Baku.

The conference aims to discuss ways to communicate Azerbaijan’s mine problem to the world, strengthen international partnerships in humanitarian demining, and mobilize financial resources to reduce the environmental impact of mines and other explosive remnants of war pollution.

The conference is receiving great attention from the international community. More than 300 delegates from 75 countries are taking part in the III International Humanitarian Demining Conference organized by Azerbaijan. Among the participants are high-ranking officials from several countries, senior staff of the UN head office, representatives of authoritative international organizations, officials of demining centers of various countries, as well as officials of diplomatic missions accredited in Azerbaijan.

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