<p>Azerbaijan is not currently considering joining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as a new member, Russian news agency <em>Interfax </em>quoted the country's energy minister Parviz Shahbazov as saying on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"Such issues are sometimes raised, but we are not considering it at the moment," Shahbazov said.</p>.<p>OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Wednesday that the organization had invited the country to become a member. </p>
<p>Azerbaijan is not currently considering joining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as a new member, Russian news agency <em>Interfax </em>quoted the country's energy minister Parviz Shahbazov as saying on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"Such issues are sometimes raised, but we are not considering it at the moment," Shahbazov said.</p>.<p>OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Wednesday that the organization had invited the country to become a member. </p>