The Meeting of the Government of Georgia was held on 29 November 2006. The Agenda consisted of 36 items.
At the commencement of the Meeting, Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Noghaideli briefed the Government members that the talks over the supply of natural gas to Georgia are still continuing. Last week, another successful round of such talks was held. In the nearest future, the talks with Turkey to re-contract Shah-Denis gas to Georgia will be completed, final details will become known and the works will be launched to sign the contract. On 30 November, the prime Minister of Georgia and the Minister of Energy of Georgia will travel on a visit to Azerbaijan to discuss the issue of supply of Shah-Denis gas to Georgia. Besides, as the talks could not be held in Moscow for certain reasons, the representatives of all the gas-consuming Georgian companies are meeting their colleagues from Gazexport in Yerevan today. And finally, Georgia-Iranian Joint Economic Cooperation Commission Meeting will be held in the second half of December. At the end of the meeting, we'll know how much and from which sources Georgia will get gas during 2007. The Prime Minister of Georgia informed those present that 29 November 2006 is a special date for the Georgian economy. For the first time that day, Bank of Georgia, a Georgian company, would place its shares on London Stock Exchange. President of Georgia Miklheil Saakashvili would attend the presentation. The Prime Minister of Georgia congratulated Bank of Georgia on that great success, noting that it was a historic event, as out of the former post-Soviet countries only a Kazakh CommerceBank had done it that far.
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