Meloni vows closer energy cooperation with Azerbaijan

9 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 4

After meeting President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on Monday, she said Azerbaijani gas and oil supply 16% and 17% of Italy’s imports.
Meloni cast deeper ties as part of Italy’s wider energy diplomacy to ease supply pressures triggered by the Iran war.
She said Azerbaijani supplies have been crucial to Italy’s energy security since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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