OREANDA-NEWS. October 14, 2011. SOCAR President Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev met with the Austrian delegation headed by Mr. Reinhold Mitterlehner, Federal Minister of Economy, Family, and Youth at Head office of the Company. By greeting the guests, SOCAR President pointed out that Austrian President Heinz Fischer’s visit to Azerbaijan would contribute to the development of intergovernmental relations.

Expressing gratitude for the reception, Austrian Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth Mr. Reinhold Mitterlehner spoke about the developing bilateral relations between the two countries and noted the importance of cooperation in the energy sector in deepening of those relations. He highly appreciated the global and regional oil and gas projects implemented in Azerbaijan.

Mr. Abdullayev said that the Southern Gas Corridor for gas exports to Europe was of special importance to Azerbaijan. All the routes competing to export Shah Deniz gas can be considered to pass through the Southern Corridor.