Georgia wants to join Iran-Armenia gas pipeline – premier

Mediamax news agency
2 Jun 05

Yerevan, 2 June: Georgia reiterates its interest in being involved
in the construction of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline.

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli said this at the meeting
with his Armenian counterpart Andranik Markaryan in Tbilisi on 1 June,
the press service of the Armenian government has told Mediamax.

Markaryan said in reply that the first phase of the project is
being implemented now, but “the Armenian side does not rule out the
possibility of discussing this issue with Georgia in the future.”

To recap, Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli arrived in Armenia
on an unscheduled visit on 11-12 March 2005. He said following the
visit that the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline had been one of the main
subjects of talks.

“We are certainly want that the gas pipeline from Iran to Armenia to
be used to import gas to Georgia. It will be a profitable project
for Armenia. If Georgia is a transit country for Armenia today,
then Armenia will become a transit state for Georgia,” Noghaideli
said during his visit in March.

“The Georgian side raised the issue that Armenia become a transit
country for gas supplies from Iran to Ukraine through Armenia and
Georgia. We have heard this desire and will discuss it in the future,”
Markaryan said in reply.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress