Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan held a meeting with the representatives of Eastern committee of German economy on 13 February 2018. Parviz Shahbazov mentioned that the history of economic and cultural cooperation of Azerbaijan with Germany started 200 years ago, when the German from Vurtemberg moved to Azerbaijan. Also he noted that more than 200 Germany based firms operate in Azerbaijan. “Uniper” company plays a role in the development of this cooperation too. It is also one of the companies, which is going to buy gas from Shahdeniz Stage 2 Azerbaijan and Germany are going to exploit the alternative energy with the aim of strengthening economic relations. On 16 January 2018, delegation from Azerbaijan lead by Parviz Shahbazov visited Saudi Arabia. The delegation of Azerbaijan had a meeting with Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, during which the cooperation in energy sector was discussed. Xalid Abdulaziz Al Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Natural Resources, mentioned that the branch of “Saudi Aramco” company will operate in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan and Czech Republic are currently working on a new inter-ministerial energy agreement. “The essence of the document is to underline the strategic importance of supplies of Azerbaijani oil to the Czech Republic, but also to facilitate the cooperation in the development of alternative energy sources (e.g. the hydro power and other green energy sources) and create conditions for the involvement of entrepreneurial subjects in energy projects in both countries,” Thomas Huner, Czech Minister for Industry and Trade said. Azerbaijani oil represent one third of oil consumption in Czech Republic. Due to the Southern gas corridor, gas will be transported from the Caspian region to Europe. The main source of gas will be Shah Deniz Stage 2. Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan cooperates with BP for the realization of this project in Caspian Region. First, Gas will be supplied to Georgia and Turkey in 2018. Thereafter, in 2020, gas is expected to be delivered to Europe.