Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov.16
By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:
Croatia is interested in participation of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR in the country’s gasification, Chargés d'affaires ad interim of Croatian embassy in Azerbaijan Branko Zebic said in an interview with Trend.
“Croatia is very interested in SOCAR’s participation in its gasification. We see that possibility and know that SOCAR is very successful in this sphere. We already have good relations with the company,” said the diplomat.
He added that more details about this matter will be known next year during the Ministerial Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) Advisory Council in Baku.
Zebic went on to add that there is possibility for further expansion of energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and Croatia.
“We are building an LNG terminal on Krk island. Croatia has already proposed Azerbaijan to participate in this project by supplying LNG to Krk. It is a good prospect for expanding cooperation in the energy sphere,” he concluded.
SOCAR is the sole producer of petroleum products in Azerbaijan owning over 370 filling stations in Georgia, Ukraine, Romania and Switzerland. It is also a co-owner of the largest Turkish petrochemical complex Petkim.
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