Dimitry Kumsishvili attends SGC Advisory Council Meeting in Azerbaijan

First Vice Premier, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Dimitry Kumsishvili, is attending the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) 4th Ministerial meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan. 

The Southern Gas Corridor, passing through both Georgia and Turkey, gas from Azerbaijan will be transported to Europe, with the gas pipeline to be connected to the Trans –Anatolian (TANAP) and trans-adriatic pipelines (TAP), through which gas from the Shah Deniz field will reach the European market, the Ministry of Economy of Georgia reports. As www.azernews.az has said, “The Southern Gas Corridor is one of the priority energy projects for the EU. It envisages the transportation of gas from the Caspian region to European countries through Georgia and Turkey”.

“The gas to be produced as part of the Stage 2 of development of Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field is considered as the main source for the Southern Gas Corridor projects. Other sources can also join this project at a later stage” 

“As part of Stage 2 of the Shah Deniz development, gas will be exported to Turkey and European markets by expanding the South Caucasus Pipeline and the construction of Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline and Trans Adriatic Pipeline”, it says. 

The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) 4th ministerial meeting was opened by President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

By Nino Gugunishvili