President Aliyev: "Azerbaijan key to European energy security"

Aliyev said his country is ready to play the role of a reliable energy partner of Europe.

The president regarded the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict as a serious hurdle for the integration of the South Caucasus region and pointed to the importance of European states' efforts in solving the long-standing dispute.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered opening remarks at the forum. She pointed to the possibility of Turkey's becoming a member of the European Union within the next 10 years.

The participants have discussed the future of the 25-member union and economic cooperation among EU states.

President Aliyev was previously expected to hold a tete-a-tete meeting with the German Chancellor. However, Merkel postponed all of her meetings after a train crash in Germany. AssA-Irada

/BakuTODAY/