Azerbaijan's Energy Minister takes part in the meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow The 28th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has started in Moscow, in which Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov is participating. The focus of the meeting participants is on ensuring energy security, the stability of the global gas market, maintaining a balance between supply and demand, as well as attracting long-term investments in the gas industry. The agenda also includes issues of technological cooperation, exchange of experience, execution of joint projects in the field of production, transportation and processing of natural gas as well as protection of the sovereign rights of countries over their gas resources. Speaking at the meeting, Parviz Shahbazov emphasized the growing role of natural gas as a reliable source of energy. According to him, meeting the growing demand for gas and protecting the interests of the producing countries remain the priorities of the national energy policy. The minister noted that Azerbaijan has always been a reliable partner in the field of natural gas supply, and this principle occupies a central place in the country's energy policy. Several bilateral meetings of the head of the Azerbaijani delegation with representatives of partner countries are also planned as part of the forum.