Romania will buy one billion cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan beginning in April, and Moldova will benefit from the deal as well. This was announced by the Speaker of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies Marcel Ciolacu after a meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.

“Romania has an extraordinary chance to become the gateway to the European Union for gas and energy from Azerbaijan. Thus, we can become an important regional actor in ensuring Europe’s energy security. I discussed three major energy projects with President Ilham Aliyev today. The first concerned the contract for the purchase of 1 billion cubic meters of gas, a contract that will become effective from April, for one year. We proposed that, through this contract, we also help the Republic of Moldova, and President Aliyev supported our proposal”, the Romanian official stated.

Another project discussed concerned transportation of liquefied gas, in particular a partnership between Romgaz and Socar for the construction of two terminals on the Black Sea, of liquefied gas and a regasification facility. A third project aims to develop the infrastructure of a submarine transmission cable through the Black Sea necessary for the transport of green energy, through Romania, from the Caspian Sea to Europe.