President, US Envoy Discussed GazProm Deal

(Tbilisi, July 29, 2003, Civil Georgia) – US Ambassador in Georgia Richard Miles met with Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze today.

US ambassador said after the meeting that the deal between the GazProm and Georgia was discussed during the meeting; however he refrained to make any other detailed comment.

Russian energy giant GazProm and Georgian government signed an agreement on strategic cooperation for 25 years on July 1.