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Minister: 50% of works of the Southern Gas Corridor in Azerbaijan part have been done

14 July 2015 14:50 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Agshin Rafigoglu - APA-Economics. 50% of works of the Southern Gas Corridor in Azerbaijan part have been done, said the Minister of Energy Natig Aliyev.

“Though it is 2015, we are ahead of the schedule. Our work is to expand the Southern Gas Corridor. We must complete all projects by 2019. However, we have already done 50% of works. It encourages us”, the Minister said.

Aliyev also noted that the works on TANAP are also carried out within the schedule: “We also control this project. We often hold meetings in Istanbul and Ankara. Our partners inform us about the works. There is no delay in that project either”.

Speaking about TAP, Aliyev underlined that construction works will commence from next year: “I think we’ll not face any problem here”.