President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva have today attended the opening of the 24th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference 2017, as well as the 7th Caspian International Power and Alternative Energy Exhibition at Baku Expo Center. "ITE Group Plc" Company representative Andrew Wood made the opening remarks.

The head of state made a speech at the event.

The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy in the Department of State's Bureau of Energy Resources Robin Dunnigan read out the congratulatory message of President of the United States of America Donald Trump to the conference participants.

The event then featured a video message of European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic to the conference participants.

Following the speeches, the head of state viewed the stands at the exhibition.