Dear journalists,
I would like to congratulate you and your numerous readers on the 10th anniversary of Caspian Energy Journal.
Amidst media sources narrating about processes of dynamical development across the country, Caspian Energy Journal has gained a peculiar niche in terns of topics covered and geography of the journal.
The policy on strategic development initiated by National Leader Heydar Aliyev is now continued in the Republic of Azerbaijan. This policy is contributing much to the social and economic life of the country. The start of implementation of the oil strategy goes back to 1994 when the Contract of the Century was singed. Once launched, this strategy did much to speed up the progress in Azerbaijan, ensure energy security, turn the non-oil sector to the path of stable development and improve the image of Azerbaijan the international arena. Azerbaijan was one of the initiators and active participants of the process aiming at creation of regional and global energy security and now has become the center of implementation of transnational projects. Commissioning of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Crude Oil Pipeline and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum Gas Line, the biggest projects of the century, has strengthened geopolitical and economic positions of our country. Azerbaijan successfully performed the goals on diversification of energy resources transportation resources and is now performing a major role in ensuring energy security of both the region and Europe.
Our achievements are widely covered by foremost Azerbaijani and global media sources, including Caspian Energy Journal that particularly narrates about the valuable contribution of our country to regional security and cooperation. Journal’s professional and fair materials in the field of global energy projects and economic topics have made Caspian Energy Journal a reliable source of information and attracted many readers both in Azerbaijan and abroad.
The growing significance of Azerbaijan in implementation of international energy projects actualizes expansion of such editions as Caspian Energy International Journal. I do believe that your journal will be strengthening its achievements gained over 10 years of its activity and apply more efforts to spread fair and full information about the role of our country in transnational projects across our region.
Once again I would like to congratulate the journal team and wish you new successes in creative work.
Ilham Aliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan