Baku: The Euronews TV channel has published an article highlighting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Germany and the documents signed on the margins of the trip.

According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the two sides signed a joint declaration on a strategic partnership and a series of agreements covering energy, transport, infrastructure, trade and investment, and science and technology. Germany is now the second European country after Italy to sign such an agreement with Azerbaijan. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev, noting the opportunity for Germany to receive larger volumes of gas from Azerbaijan.

Germany has become one of Baku's newest gas customers, with Azerbaijani gas beginning to flow to Germany in 2024 via the Southern Gas Corridor and onward connections. President Ilham Aliyev stated he expects annual deliveries to reach 2 billion cubic metres by next year.

The report also mentioned that Merz described the Southern Gas Corridor as a reliable supply route and emphasized Germany's intention to build a long-term relationship with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan currently supplies around 12 billion cubic metres of gas per year to Europe, with Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, and Hungary among the largest recipients.