U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy Amos J Hochstein said that at present Azerbaijan is one of the leading players on energy supply.
UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Charles Hendry noted that the event is being held in the year when it will be decided through which route the energy resources will be delivered to Europe: “This decision is of a strategic importance in terms of diversification of energy supply.”