Igdir-Nakhchivan pipeline to fulfill Türkiye-Azerbaijan strategic energy goals: Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized on Wednesday that the Igdir-Nakhchivan Natural Gas Pipeline will solidify strategic energy initiatives between Türkiye and Azerbaijan. He highlighted the importance of the project in strengthening ties and furthering cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector.

“Today, we are actualizing a project for our countries that will guarantee Nakhchivan’s energy security for a long time,” Erdogan said via videoconference at opening ceremony of the pipeline with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Erdogan said Ankara and Baku are determined to jointly implement all kinds of projects for regional peace, prosperity and stability.

Erdogan said both Türkiye and Azerbaijan are on the side of “peace, tranquility, and prosperity,” adding: “We only want peace in our region. We want cooperation and to advance together.”

For his part, Aliyev said oil and gas pipeline projects have not only united Türkiye and Azerbaijan but also changed the energy map of Eurasia.

He said the unity between Ankara and Baku is great contribution to the Turkic world, praising President Erdogan for his role in bringing together Turkic-speaking nations.

Ankara-Baku unity

Meanwhile, Azerbaijani President Aliyev said that the unity and brotherhood between Ankara and Baku provide significant benefits to the Turkic world.

Speaking via videoconference along with President Erdogan in Ankara at the opening ceremony of Igdir-Nakhchivan Natural Gas Pipeline, Aliyev stressed that energy projects between Türkiye and Azerbaijan have also paved the way for transportation projects.

“The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway, which links Türkiye and Azerbaijan, provides significant advantages not only to our countries but also to the broader region. This transportation connection has great meaning and benefit, especially for uniting the Turkish world, “Aliyev said.

These projects have not only strengthened the ties between both countries but also reshaped “Eurasia’s energy map”, he added.