President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met the European Union Commissioner for Energy, Gunther Oettinger, in Davos.

The sides exchanged views on the development and prospects for the Southern Gas Corridor.

The parties pointed to a great need for Azerbaijani gas in Europe and stressed the importance of resolving the issues of transporting gas from Azerbaijan to Europe in the coming years.

The meeting also highlighted the role of the Joint Declaration on the Southern Gas Corridor signed between President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and European Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso in Baku in January 2011 in the development of energy relations.

The sides also pointed to the importance of expanding on the achievements made in the area of energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union in 2011.