The potential for development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Romania is quite high, Azerbaijani Minister of Labor and Social Protection Sahil Babayev has said.

Azerbaijan, Romania and Bulgaria can set up a joint working group on gas supply, Secretary of State with Romanian Ministry of Energy Iulian-Robert Tudorache said in an exclusive interview with Trend.

Romania offers Azerbaijan new projects on energy cooperation and expects expansion of the activities of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR in Romania, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Romania Farid Abdinbayov said in an interview with Trend.

Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR intends to occupy some 10 percent of the Romanian energy market.

Azerbaijan is a strategic partner for Romania, said NATO resident coordinator and Romania’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Daniel Cristian Ciobanu.