BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 15. The strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Serbia lays foundation for a strong cooperation towards clean energy transition, ex-president of Serbia Boris Tadic told Trend in an exclusive interview.
“Investments in clean energy are very important both for Serbia, and Azerbaijan. My vision of expanding our bilateral relations with Azerbaijan has always been beyond the traditional energy sector. Counting on gas industry only means losing other opportunities. Azerbaijan has huge capacity in solar and wind energy, in which Serbia is also highly interested,” he said.
According to the former head of state, there is a huge potential for the two countries to cooperate in many aspects of the gas industry, in particular, in the construction of gas power plants, which are much better for the environment than the ones using coal.
“We need two big gas power plants in Serbia, and I am strongly suggesting to our leadership and Azerbaijani leadership to take this into consideration in the future,” Tadic said.
The ex-president also noted Azerbaijan’s role as a strategic energy partner not only for Serbia, but also to the whole European market.
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