Aliyev meets BP exec

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the Managing Director of the BP Group and Chief Executive of Exploration and Production Andrew Inglis on Wednesday.

Inglis said that the commencement of the Shahdaniz gas export in July was an important event, as a result of which Azerbaijan had become one of the international gas suppliers.

President Aliyev said that the global energy projects being realized on the initiative and with participation of Azerbaijan were of great significance for the region and the world. He also expressed hope that successful cooperation between Azerbaijan and BP would further expand.*