By Duygu Alhan
Azerbaijan will start supplying around 275 million cubic meters of natural gas to Hungary via Türkiye in April, according to Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday.
The move makes Hungary the first non-bordering recipient of Türkiye's natural gas exports.
"We struck an agreement to deliver 275 million cubic meters of natural gas. Deliveries will begin on the first of April. In other words, for the first time, Turkey will supply gas to a non-bordering country. We are pleased to be the first country," Szijjarto told Anadolu.
Szijjarto hailed the long-standing friendship between his country and Türkiye, with each having an association with the Organization of Turkic States, with Türkiye as a permanent member and Hungary as an observer.
He noted that the recent changes in world politics and the global economy have stressed the importance of regional supply and transit routes and energy resources.
With Türkiye's geopolitical prominence for gas transportation, Szijjarto said the TurkStream pipeline, which transports Russian gas to Türkiye along the 930-kilometer-long (580-mile) pipeline under the Black Sea, serves as the number one distribution route from Russia to Hungary.