Kadri Simson
Baku/01.02.22/Turan: European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, will arrive in Azerbaijan on February 4, and in the United States on February 7, where he will discuss additional gas supplies to the European Union, stated on Tuesday at a briefing in Brussels the representative of the European Commission, Tim McPhee.
"Negotiations on gas supplies will continue. On Friday, European Commissioner Simson will travel to Azerbaijan to attend a ministerial meeting of the countries participating in the Southern Gas Corridor. On February 7, she and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will travel to the United States to attend a meeting of the EU Council - United States on energy," McPhee was quoted as saying by TASS.
Earlier, the European Commission announced that it had intensified efforts to expand the supply of liquefied natural gas with partner countries due to possible disruptions in supplies from Russia after the imposition of sanctions. -02D-
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