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Georgian economy minister talks
of renewed plans for Caspian Sea
gas pipeline through Georgia
TRANSPORT GEORGIA’S Vice Prime Minister and Minister alternative sources of gas supply, when everyone
of Economy, Levan Davitashvili, announced at a is talking about diversifying the energy supply,
briefing on November 21 that the government this project acquired special relevance this year.”
is working on a project to supply gas from the Davitashvili noted that an assessment of
Caspian Sea to Europe through Georgia, Civil the project and the existing infrastructure on
Georgia reports. Georgian and Azerbaijani territory is now in the
According to Davitashvili, the project – in works.
which Azerbaijan, Romania, and Hungary are “It won’t happen in one day, and it won’t
also taking part – started in 2015 and envisages happen in a year,” he said, adding, “First of all,
a plan in which “gas will be transformed into a we need a complete picture… then [to] form a
liquid state on the territory of Georgia, and then detailed action plan… and start the step-by-step
gasified in Romania”. implementation of this plan, including attracting
“Unfortunately, this project was stopped and investments.”
had no further development,” he said, adding
that now “Europe is particularly interested in
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