Saakashvili Visits Romania

President Saakashvili, who pays two-day official visit to Romania, met with his counterpart, Traian Băsescu, in Bucharest on June 2.

The Romanian President said after the meeting that discussion with the Georgian counterpart was “full of substance” involving broad range of issues including regional and bilateral relations. He said conflicts and Georgia’s NATO aspiration were discussed along with economic cooperation.

He said that the Romanian-proposed project to transport Caspian gas to Europe via Georgia, known as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania Interconnection (AGRI) was “an important” part of discussions.

Last month state energy companies of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania agreed to set up a Bucharest-based joint venture to proceed with the project, which envisages transportation of about 7 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas through pipeline to Georgia’s port of Poti and then to Romanian port of Constanţa via Black Sea on tankers.

On bilateral economic relations, the Romanian President said that 2009 saw 23% decline over 2008 in bilateral trade. 

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