Natig Aliyev

Azeri Energy Minister Natig Aliyev died on June 9, a day after being transferred to hospital in Istanbul for treatment for a heart complaint, Azeri news agency APA-Economics reported.

The 69-year-old veteran executive in Azerbaijan's energy sector was president of state energy company SOCAR and chaired the company's board of directors between 1993 and 2005.

Azerbaijan's President Alham Aliyev is on a visit to Sofia along with ministers of foreign affairs, transport economy, energy and communication.

Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Natig Aliyev is on an official visit to Bulgaria, Tuesday.

Aliyev is to meet Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev.