Georgia won't sell North-South gas main: PM

Georgian Prime Minister Nikoloz Gilauri said Wednesday that his government does not plan to sell the gas pipeline connecting Russia with Armenia.
Gilauri said Georgian authorities have no intention of selling the controlling stocks of the strategic facilities, including the gas pipeline which is the major source of natural gas in Armenia.
Gilauri spoke at a news conference after a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Tigran Sargsyan.
Media reports in Georgia, however, have said that Georgia is planning to sell between 10 to 15 percent of the North-South Gas Pipeline main.
Local Armenian media have reported that Pavel Kublashvili, chairman of the Georgian parliamentary committee for legal affairs, had proposed sales of the gas main.
Earlier this month, Georgian Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri said that Georgia was considering registering up to 25 percent of the North-South gas main shares for sale on international stock exchange markets.
Source:Xinhua