Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has received the delegation led by the Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs of the US State Department Amos Hochstein.

Ilham Aliyev said that the second meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council being held in Baku, is a successful format for holding joint discussions on the project’s implementation.

Highlighting the significance of the US government’s support to the project, President Aliyev emphasized the importance of Hochstein’s participation in this event.

Azerbaijan’s president expressed hope that this event will bring good results.

Amos Hochstein, for his part, voiced satisfaction with the invitation to the second meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council.

Stressing the effectiveness of last year’s meeting, he said that the ongoing event is very significant in this important period for the project.

Hochstein added that the meeting has created a good opportunity to exchange views on various issues related to the implementation of the Southern Gas Corridor project.