Bulgaria decided to replace 50% of gas consumption imported from Russia with Azerbaijan, Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said.
She said that Bulgaria will continue to diversify gas supply sources and routes so that by the end of this year, they will reduce gas import from Russia. Bulgaria chooses Azerbaijan as an alternative source for natural and liquidated gas.
"This is an important step in terms of the development of transparent, liquid and reliable natural gas market not only in Bulgaria but also in the whole region", T. Petkova added.