Azerbaijan increased its import of natural gas from Turkmenistan through swaps by 2.4 percent in January-February of the current year compared to the same period of the previous year.

As reported on Thursday by the agency ABC.AZ, the volume of gas swaps from Turkmenistan for the corresponding period amounted to 208.87 million cubic meters at $31.33 million.

As per the report, in 2023, Azerbaijan purchased over 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Turkmenistan.

Azerbaijan currently imports Turkmen natural gas under a trilateral gas swap agreement between Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.