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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-05-16
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[01] PM Tsipras and foreign officials in Thessaloniki on Tuesday for
launch of TAP construction
[01] PM Tsipras and foreign officials in Thessaloniki on Tuesday for
launch of TAP construction
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Thessaloniki on Tuesday to
attend and address a ceremony inaugurating the construction of the Trans
Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), along with Energy Minister Panos Skourletis
and other foreign dignitaries and officials.
Tsipras will first meet with Georgian counterpart Giorgi Kvirikashvili
at 12:45 (local) and at 15:00 he will address the event which will be
followed by a signing ceremony.
The event will also be attended by European Commission Vice President
and Commissioner for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic and delegations from
other countries involved in the project, such as Albania and Italy,
Bulgaria and others along the Southern Gas Corridor. During his visit,
Sefcovic will take part in an event organised by the Hellenic Energy Forum
and meet Skourletis and other ministers involved in TAP's construction.
On his side, Skourletis has said he will meet in turn with US Special
Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein, Sefcovic and the Managing
Director of TAP, Ian Bradshaw.
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