00:03Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni visited Baku, as Italy and Azerbaijan are reinforcing
00:09their strategic energy partnership. This visit comes amidst rising geopolitical tensions and
00:16Europe's ongoing push to secure diversified energy supplies. In 2025, Azerbaijan supplied
00:23more than 9.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Italy via the trans-adriatic pipeline,
00:31accounting for approximately 16% of Italy's total gas imports.
00:53It's one of the areas that always characterise our cooperation, which is the energy sector.
00:58The supply of gas and petrol towards Italy are determined for the energy security of the nation,
01:06which I have the honor to represent, since the beginning of the war and aggression russians
01:09in front of Ukraine. We have talked about how to consolidate this rapport, but not only
01:16on the volume of the supplies, but also on the quality of the industrial partnership
01:23throughout the entire industry. Two key declarations on strategic partnership
01:28that were signed in 2014 and 2020 have become a cornerstone of Azerbaijan-Italia relations.
01:36In 2025, their trade turnover reached 12 billion dollars.
01:41Bizim üçün İtaliya bazarı həm nefs, həm qaz üçün birinci dərəcəli əhmiyyət daşıyır.
01:50Keçən il Azərbaycan 25 milyard kub metr təbii qaz ixrac edib, onun 9.5 milyardı İtaliya bazarına ixrac edilmişdir.
02:03Və bugün söhbətlər və danışıqlar əsnasında biz bu həcmi artırmaq üçün müzakirələr aparmışıq.
02:13Bunun üçün təbii ki, Canıb qaz dəhlizinin tərkib hissəsi olan TAP layihəsinin genişləndirilməsi lazımdır.
02:23Artıq müəyyən dərəcədə genişləndirilib, amma bu proses davam etdirilməlidir.
02:28La giornata di oggi ha per me un significativo valore politico per le relazioni tra le nostre nazioni
02:37perché erano ben 13 anni che un primo ministro italiano non veniva in visita ufficiale qui in Azerbaycan.
02:46Credo che fosse doveroso colmare questa mancanza, non solamente per l'amicizia che lega le nostre due nazioni,
02:53ma anche perché sono convinta che in questa cooperazione già importante tra Italia e Azerbaycan
02:58si possa fare comunque ancora un importante salto di qualità.
03:04Another key area is defence and security.
03:07Both sides are aiming to deepen cooperation by leveraging Italy's trends in aerospace,
03:13critical infrastructure protection and advanced technologies.
03:17Economic cooperation is set to be expanded further with plans for a new business forum in Baku
03:23during the second half of the year.
03:26There are proposed intentions for Italian investment and an industrial presence in Azerbaycan.
03:32During the meeting, Meloni also stressed that Italy supports efforts to normalise relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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