14.01.09

The United States and Georgia intend to boost the physical security of energy transit through Georgia to European markets, according to the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership signed on January 9 in Washington.

"We intend to build upon over a decade of cooperation among our two countries and Azerbaijan and Turkey, which resulted in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Supsa oil pipelines and the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum natural gas pipelines, to develop a new Southern Corridor to help Georgia and the rest of Europe diversify their supplies of natural gas by securing imports from Azerbaijan and Central Asia," the charter reads, whose full text is posted on the Georgian Foreign Ministry's website.

The parties also stress their "mutual desire to strengthen our relationship across the economic, energy, diplomatic, scientific, cultural and security fields," the document reads.

The U.S. and Georgia also "intend to expand cooperation to enhance job creation and economic growth, support economic and market reform and liberalization, continue to improve the business climate, and improve market access for goods and services," it reads.

The U.S. "is committed to assisting the post-war reconstruction and financial stabilization of Georgia. We intend to work together to respond to the needs of the Georgian people, implement policies and programs that reduce poverty in the country, and promote the welfare of all Georgian citizens through investments and sustained improvements in the health and education systems," the charter reads.

Read More about Services from Alinga Consulting Group

Source: Interfax