Baku, October 26, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov held bilateral meetings with his Algerian and Senegalese counterparts on the sidelines of the 28th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow.
During the meeting with Mohamed Arkab, Algeria’s Minister of State and Minister of Hydrocarbons, the sides discussed the development of bilateral energy cooperation, the expansion of partnerships in the oil and gas sector, and other issues of mutual interest.
They reviewed preparations for the first meeting of the Joint Working Group, established under the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Oil and Gas Sector, scheduled for November 2026, as well as the meeting of the Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, planned to take place in Baku in the first half of 2027.
The meeting also addressed opportunities to develop cooperation between SOCAR and Algeria’s SONATRACH, including prospects for expanding partnerships in the trading of oil and petrochemical products.
During the meeting with El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf, Senegal’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum, the sides discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
They also exchanged views on the prospects for signing a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation between the two countries. Parviz Shahbazov was invited to attend the International Oil, Gas and Energy Conference, scheduled to take place in Senegal on December 2–3.
Source: azertag.az
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