Georgia refuses to purchase more gas from Gazprom
Georgia has no need to purchase additional gas from Russia's Gazprom, the Minister of Energy of Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, said on Friday, Georgia Online writes.
"The talks with Gazprom have not yet been completed and the contract not yet executed. A few days ago we sent them our final offer, which was announced by Georgia. We should continue to receive 10 percent in raw form, i.e. natural gas. We do not need additional volumes. Georgia will be provided with gas within a few years," the Minister said.
According to him, their gas supply problem has been solved by the Azerbaijani State Company “SOCAR”. Georgia will receive 463 million cubic meters of "blue fuel" from Azerbaijan annually. The corresponding agreement was formalized today between Georgia and SOCAR. The document was signed by the Head of the Ministry of Energy of Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, and SOCAR President, Rovnag Abdullayev.