The European Commission has put forward a 2.3 billion euro ($2.72 billion) economic and investment plan for Eastern Partnership countries.

The move will significantly increase output of a project conceived to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas.

The economy started to show its first signs of recovery in May. Economic activity in the first five months of 2021 increased 4.3 percent from a year earlier.

SOCAR said that its marine platforms and industrial facilities continued their activities undisturbed.