ARMENIAN CONCERN OVER NORTH-SOUTH GAS PIPELINE
By Messenger Staff
The Messenger
Nov 23 2010
Georgia
Armenia is expressing its concern over the possibility that the
Georgian segment of north-south natural gas pipeline pumping gas from
Russia to Armenia via Georgia will be sold to Azerbaijan. Any country
purchasing assets like these should comply with international standards
and should not hinder pumping gas from Russia, but the Armenians are
concerned that if SOCAR, the Azeri state oil company, obtains these
assets problems could arise such as essential repairs, maintenance or
other technical mishaps which will be result in delaying the gas supply
from Russia to Armenia. So, it is up to Georgia to make a decision
about the tender so that together with SOCAR, which has already
expressed its interest, maybe Armrusgasprom can also participate in it.
From: A. Papazian
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