00:00DŁONKAŻY PEPERWALSHCZWY I MANI?
00:02Mr. President great to see you as always, over 40,000 people from 182 countries,
00:10this is the biggest event hosted in Azerbaijan since COP29.
00:15What does hosting RUF-13 mean for Azerbaijan in terms of their international role in shaping
00:22the future of sustainable urban development?
00:26So this really is a demonstration that the topic is important
00:32and the host country also is a country which has a lot of international connections.
00:40The level of participation and the number of heads of state and government
00:46demonstrate that today urban planning is really something which many leaders think about.
00:53And as I said in my remarks, harmony between preservation of historical heritage
01:00and architectural heritage and need to modernize the cities should go hand by hand.
01:08Azerbaijan has presented smart city and green energy projects, you know,
01:14across Karabakh and also East Zangizu, both areas of post-conflict,
01:20you know, and their rebuilding of those areas.
01:22You know, how can you see these projects contributing to global urban innovation?
01:29What can people learn from yourselves?
01:30I think that we have so far elaborated a unique experience how to build cities and villages from scratch.
01:38Connection of electricity grid to the whole country was organized.
01:4375 kilometers of tunnels, out of which 70 kilometers already commissioned and 500 bridge, 435 of these bridges already done.
01:58Railroads, schools, hospitals.
02:01So all goes in parallel.
02:02And the first years of reconstruction, mainly we invested in infrastructure.
02:09Now we mainly invest in housing.
02:12And the city plans, smart cities, smart village concept, plan for every village, all that is being done.
02:20So this really, for those countries which suffer the similar problems like we did,
02:27that could be a pattern for reconstruction.
02:30Now Azerbaijan has also become a very important contributor to Europe's energy security.
02:37How do you see Azerbaijan's role evolving as Europe diversifies there?
02:42Yeah, we started our cooperation on energy track with Europe some time ago.
02:49Especially, they had a speed-up process after 2020, when we commissioned the Southern Gas Corridor,
02:58which today provides natural gas for 16 countries.
03:0210 members of the European Union are our clients.
03:06And in total, 12 countries from Europe are recipients of Azerbaijani gas.
03:11We need a premium market, which is Europe.
03:14And Europe needs an alternative source of supply, which is Azerbaijan.
03:18So we combine our efforts and establish a very fruitful cooperation with the European Commission.
03:24You have been a really big advocate for diplomacy and stability in the region and beyond.
03:31Now the Hormuz crisis is impacting regional and global economies.
03:37How is Azerbaijan approaching and dealing with that?
03:41We are not affected by the crisis with respect to the supply chain,
03:47because our policy of diversification of energy supplies and routes is not a policy of today.
03:56As you mentioned, advocate for diplomacy.
03:58Without diplomacy, we wouldn't have been able to deliver our resources to the markets,
04:03because we had to go across the countries to have good relations with neighbors,
04:09with neighbors of the neighbors, establish a multilateral format of cooperation,
04:15create a win-win situation between producers, transitors, consumers.
04:20So everyone obeys the rules.
04:24After the crisis is resolved, hopefully sooner than later, probably it will be a new situation.
04:30Many countries will reconsider their energy policy and the ways of delivery of energy supplies.
04:38And most probably Azerbaijan's geography and already assets will be needed more than today.
04:46Mr. President, always a pleasure to speak to you.
04:48Thank you so much for talking to us today, as always.
04:51Thank you so much for joining us.
04:53Thank you so much for coming.
04:58Dziękuje za oglądanie.
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