On June 7th President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony of the 18th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference Incorporating Refining & Petrochemicals.
The Head of State made a speech at the event.
In his remarks, Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar noted Baku was becoming more beautiful day by day.
He read out US President Barack Obama`s congratulatory letter to the Azerbaijani President.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland David Cameron`s congratulations were delivered to the participants by the UK ambassador to Azerbaijan Caroline Brown.
Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic greeted the conference participants and read out Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s congratulatory message.
In the ceremony, European Union commissioner for energy Günther Oettinger praised Azerbaijan`s role in energy sphere, stressing the importance of energy cooperation between EU and Azerbaijan.
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso`s message was also read out.
Speaking at the ceremony, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Norway Haakon praised the cooperation between State Oil Company of Azerbaijan and Statoil.
Alexander Khetaguri, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia noted the importance of the exhibition. He stressed the significance of diversifying export routes for delivering Caspian oil to the European and world markets.
After the opening ceremony, President of Azerbaijan viewed the exhibition`s pavilions.

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