The European Union should not buy gas from Azerbaijan, because after the military operations carried out by Baku in Nagorno-Karabakh, the republic is an unreliable partner. The head of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, told journalists about this within the framework of the European Political Community Summit in Granada.
"We cannot switch from one unreliable energy partner to another." This is our position," she said.
Earlier, the Politico newspaper, citing sources, reported that the European Union is unlikely to impose sanctions against Baku due to the escalation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, as it depends on the supply of natural gas from Azerbaijan. As the periodical notes, although European politicians are often ready to accept Armenia's side in their statements, Azerbaijan's influence on the community is much stronger, as Brussels considers Caspian gas as an alternative to Russian gas. The economic crisis forces the EU to choose between its values and the benefits of cooperation with Baku, the article says. According to the newspaper, in 2022, the European Union imported about 3.4% of the total volume of Azerbaijani gas through the Adriatic gas pipeline.
Baku may play a more important role in the community's energy strategy in the future due to its proximity to Turkmenistan, which has the fourth largest gas reserves in the world, the newspaper notes. According to Politico, European and American companies are negotiating to build gas transit infrastructures through the territory of Azerbaijan.
