The United States Concerned about Georgia’s Cooperation with Gazprom

(Tbilisi, May 30 2003, Civil Georgia) At the yesterday’s meeting in the State Chancellery of Georgia State Minister Avtandil Dzhorbenadze and US Ambassador to Georgia Richard Miles discussed Georgia’s future cooperation with Russian gas facility Gazprom.

The USA fears that the coming of Gazprom to the Georgian energy market will hinder the implementation of the project on constructing the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzerum gas pipeline.

Georgian Energy Minister David Mirtskhulava, who also attended the meeting, talked away all concerns of the US Ambassador, saying the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzerum gas pipeline will not be affected by Gazprom, as it will have its own segment on the Georgian energy market.

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