The 11th Southern Gas Corridor and 3rd Green Energy Advisory Council meetings took place in Baku, with 24 countries represented. Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov discussed plans to boost gas delivery to Europe and increase renewable energy capacity to over 33% by 2027. The EU's Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen emphasized Europe's goal to lessen dependence on Russian gas and support the energy transition. Updates on regional cooperation included the Caspian–Black Sea–EU Green Corridor and a new interconnection project with Central Asia.