Around 150 residents of the Krtsanisi village, near Tbilisi, staged a protest rally outside the State Chancellery in the capital city, demanding to cease construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline via their village.
Residents of Krtsanisi say that they fear the pipeline would have negative impact on the ecology of the area.
The US-backed BTC project, with development costs up to USD 3 billion, should carry Azeri oil to the western markets via Georgia and Turkey.
Villagers Protest against BTC Construction
