Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visits Berlin where he meets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to deepen bilateral cooperation in energy, transport and trade. Multiple outlets report that Azerbaijan and Germany sign a strategic partnership declaration covering those areas. The agreement is presented as a further step in reducing reliance on supplies from Moscow, while also reinforcing long-term commercial and infrastructure links between the two countries.
Euronews reports that Merz welcomes Azerbaijan’s gas deliveries to Germany and says the volumes are expected to rise to about 2 billion cubic metres annually by next year. OC Media (Caucasus) similarly highlights that Azerbaijan has started supplying Germany with gas as part of the broader cooperation discussed during the visit.
Both sources describe the visit and declaration as a coordinated effort to expand cooperation beyond energy, including transport and trade dimensions, without providing detailed specifics on implementation timelines beyond the reported expectation for increased gas volumes.
