Georgia’s PM in Greece for opening of new east-west pipeline
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Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has travelled to Greece for a working visit.
Today Kvirikashvili is due to meet his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras.
The Georgian leader will be one of European and American high officials that attend a special ceremony marking the beginning of construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.
The ceremony is set to take place later today.
The TAP will bring gas from western Turkey to Greece, Albania and across the Adriatic to Italy.
Once built the pipeline will offer a direct and cost-effective transportation route that will open up the vital Southern Gas Corridor, a 3,500km long gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe.
Kvirikashvili was accompanied to Greece by Georgia’s Energy Minister and Vice PM Kakha Kaladze and Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze.
Work has begun today on a new gas pipeline that will travel through Georgia to better connect Europe with gas from the Caspian Sea, thus reducing dependence on Russian gas.
Today Georgia’s Prime Minister sat down with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras, who said the new Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) would enhance bilateral cooperation between Greece and Georgia, particularly in the energy sector.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has spoken at a special ceremony marking the beginning of construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which will bring gas from western Turkey to Greece, Albania and across the Adriatic to Italy.