President Ilham Aliyev's statements in the spotlight of international media – PHOTO
The statements made by President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with Azerbaijani Television during his trip to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic remain in the spotlight of international media.
As AZERTAC reports, a number of European media outlets have paid broad attention to the head of state's remarks about Azerbaijan's intention to expand electricity exports and enter the European market.
Materials by the Czech State Television – ČT24, the Bulgarian outlets Banker and 3E-News, the news agency of the Republic of Srpska (SRNA) and the Provjereno.info portal of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ukrainian financial and business outlets Fixygen.ua and Open4Business, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT News), as well as the economic and business resource Oikonomikos Tachydromos (Ot.gr) highlighted Azerbaijan's intention to supply the European market, along with oil and gas, with electricity as well. The reports note that the existing power transmission lines pass through the territory of Georgia and Turkey, and that in the future new transmission lines and submarine cable projects will serve to expand these opportunities.
Foreign media also widely covered President Ilham Aliyev's statements about the possibility of Azerbaijan exporting electricity to Armenia and laying a power transmission line from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan through the territory of Armenia. Special attention was given to this topic in materials by Arab News, one of the leading English-language publications of the Middle East published in Saudi Arabia, as well as by the Ahval.sa portal, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), the outlets Novini247.bg, Fakti.bg, France's leading financial and economic portal Boursorama.com, the United Arab Emirates news platform Nabd, such Russian media outlets as RusCable.ru, the Arabic-language version of the Russia Today channel, The Moscow Times, News.ru, and the World Energy Review (MEO.ru). The publications drew attention to the statement by the head of our state about the readiness of the project to lay a power transmission line (PTL) to Nakhchivan through the territory of Armenia. In addition, President Ilham Aliyev's point that this line, even in crisis situations, could contribute to the stability of Armenia's energy system and ensure electricity supplies to that country was particularly emphasized.
Materials by the Iranian agencies Tasnim, Mashregh News, and Akharin Khabar brought to the fore the Azerbaijani President's remarks regarding the Zangazur corridor and railway communication with Nakhchivan through the territory of Iran. The materials note that these transport links are among Azerbaijan's priorities. The Russian publication Ritm Evrazii also drew attention to President Ilham Aliyev's point that Nakhchivan could in the future turn into a regional transport and energy hub.
The statements made by President Ilham Aliyev in the interview are also the focus of special attention in the media of neighboring Georgia. The head of our state's remarks about the need to close the Metsamor nuclear power plant in Armenia were widely covered by the Georgian portals Interpress News and News Hub. These reports cite the Azerbaijani President's warnings regarding the operation of the outdated Metsamor NPP. Georgian outlets brought to readers' attention President Ilham Aliyev's position that the plant is outdated and poses a major environmental threat and security risks to the entire region, and therefore must be closed immediately.
Materials by the Georgian outlets 1TV.ge, Resonance Daily, Prime Time, Bizzone.info and Sputnik Georgia drew attention to the head of our state's opinion on the importance of the existing route through the territories of Georgia and Turkey in exporting Azerbaijani electricity to Europe, as well as on transport and energy links in the region.
The Georgian outlet JAM News, for its part, presented a broader overview of President Ilham Aliyev's trip to Nakhchivan and his interview. The material reflected issues of the creation of an industrial park in Nakhchivan, solar and thermal power plants, and told about the region's energy potential, the Zangazur corridor, transport infrastructure and the prospects of turning Nakhchivan into a regional transport and energy hub in the future.
Materials by such Russian mass media as Interfax, Kommersant, RIA Novosti, The Moscow Times, News.ru, RusCable and Vestnik Kavkaza cited the head of our state's statements concerning electricity exports, the Azerbaijan-Nakhchivan power link project, regional transport projects and Azerbaijan's intention to expand its role in the European energy market.
Thus, President Ilham Aliyev's remarks in the interview about expanding Azerbaijan's export capabilities in the energy sphere, Nakhchivan's energy and transport potential, the Zangazur corridor and regional cooperation continue to generate wide resonance in the media space of various countries.
