Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 4 / Trend A. Badalova /
The Southern Corridor would provide commercial benefit for the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia and also create a long-term partnership based on mutual interests with Europe, the new newly-designated US ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone said.
The U.S. and Turkey are working together to bring Caspian gas to European markets for the first time through a new route called the Southern Corridor.
Turkey plays an important role in world energy markets.
The South Corridor projects are priority projects. The corridor is a priority energy project for the EU.
It is designed to diversify energy supply routes and sources and increase EU energy security. The Southern Corridor includes the Nabucco gas pipeline, Trans Adriatic Pipeline, White Stream, and ITGI.