“New opportunities will be opened for the states in Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins”, Georgian PM

Baku, September 22 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijan is one of the nearest friends and partners of Georgia. Energy partnership is of exclusive importance”, the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated at the event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the “Contract of the Century” and groundbreaking ceremony of the South Gas Corridor. He noted that “we have jointly implemented projects such as Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum and Baku-Tbilisi-Supsa pipelines. TANAP project will be implemented, Europe’s energy map will be changed, new opportunities will be opened for the states in Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins, new jobs will be launched, poverty level will be reduced. We support Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline project for export of Kazakh and Turkmen reserves”. The Georgian Premier said that these projects will ensure sustainable development in region: “Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will play a great role in the regional development. We integrate to the global markets through these projects. Free trade with the neighbour countries will be a great contribution. We'd like to concern the free trade with EU to other countries too. We'll do our best for Georgia to be a reliable partner in the region and the world”.