Georgian PM to attend TANAP inauguration in Turkey
Giorgi Gakharia will attend TANAP inauguration upon the invitation of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Georgian PM's press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia will take part in the inauguration of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) in Turkey today.
PM Gakharia will attend the inauguration in Ipsala of Turkey’s Edirne province together with the Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev.
Trend news agency reports that this ceremony means completion of construction of TANAP, "which is the longest segment of the Southern Gas Corridor project".
TANAP is a natural gas pipeline from Azerbaijan passing through Georgia and Turkey to Europe. Construction of the $10 billion TANAP project began in March 2015.
A 1,850km pipeline will travel through Georgia to better connect Europe with natural gas from the Caspian Sea as a way to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.
The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), a natural gas pipeline from Azerbaijan passing through Georgia and Turkey to Europe, has opened today in Turkish city of Eskisehir, reports Trend.az.
The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), a natural gas pipeline from Azerbaijan passing through Georgia and Turkey to Europe, will be opened on June 12 in the Turkish city of Eskisehir.
World Bank, EIB financially supports new pipeline via Georgia
The World Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have pledged to provide significant amounts of financial aid to build the new Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP).
The European Union (EU) is extremely interested in expanding energy cooperation with Caspian Sea countries, said EU Ambassador to Azerbaijan Malena Mardi at the Caspian Oil and Gas forum held in Baku yesterday.
The long-awaited opening of the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) was held on November 30 in Turkey.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has met with Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu, who is visiting Tbilisi to participate in the eighth, trilateral meeting of Georgian, Azerbaijani and Turkish FMs, earlier today. “We value our special relations with Turkey and welcome further strengthening of strategic partnership,” Gakharia has stated at the meeting.