In December 2016, during his visit to Azerbaijan the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said: "Today we are negotiating not only for the supply of Azerbaijani oil, but also imports of Azerbaijani gas to Israel".
2016年12月以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡访问阿塞拜疆期间时说：“今天，我们谈判的不仅是阿塞拜疆石油的供应，而且还包含向以色列进口阿塞拜疆的天然气。