Natural gas supplies launched to Syria through a joint initiative by Türkiye and Azerbaijan are helping support the country's reconstruction and regional stability, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday.

Türkiye and Azerbaijan launched gas exports to Syria last August, with the initial delivery plan foreseeing flows of 1.2 billion cubic meters annually.

The contributions of the supplies to Syria's development and regional security are "indisputable," Erdoğan said in a message to the Baku Energy Week conference.

His remarks were delivered by Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar during the event's opening session.

Gas is transported through Turkish territory to Syria under a coordinated arrangement from Shah Deniz gas field in the Azeri Caspian Sea.