Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference and the 6th Caspian International Power and Alternative Energy Exhibition today.

"ITE Group Plc" Company representative Andrew Wood made opening remarks, welcoming the participants.

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 letter of President of the United States of America Barack Obama.

British Prime Minister's Trade Envoy Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne has read out the letter of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron.

Following the speeches, the head of state viewed the pavilions of the exhibition.