Georgian PM Visits Baku

Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze left for Baku on March 13 to hold talks with Azerbaijani officials, the PM’s press office reported.

Gurgenidze is accompanied by Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri and Finance Minister Nika Gilauri.

Among other energy-related and economic issues, the supply of Azeri gas to Georgia is expected to be on the agenda. Earlier it was reported that Azerbaijan intended to increase the price of gas for Georgia from USD 120 to USD 190 per 1,000 cubic meters. Georgian officials, however, denied this. Russia, the main supplier to Georgia, charges USD 235.