Energy security is one of priority issues for Europe, in this regard Azerbaijan plays an even more important role, former Prime Minister of Hungary Peter Medgyessy told Trend.

He went on to add that Europe needs independent energy sources, and Azerbaijan is one of them.

The former prime minister also said that a huge number of positive changes that can be observed during every regular visit to the country took place over the last few years in Azerbaijan.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Hungary in January-February 2015 amounted to $2.881 million, which is 1.8 times less than the same period last year, according to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan.