President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, received the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources of the State Department, Laura Lochman. “She will participate in the Ninth Southern Gas Corridor Ministerial. DAS Lochman leads the Energy Diplomacy team in the Bureau of Energy Resources at the Department of State, and will discuss U.S. support for Azerbaijan’s energy projects as well as Azerbaijan’s importance in helping stabilize European energy security, including through the Southern Gas Corridor” says the readout from the US embassy in Azerbaijan.