POLITICS
EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE: “PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN HEYDAR ALIYEV HAS GREAT SERVICES IN CREATING AND DEVELOPING OF “GREAT SILK WAY” PROJECT
This statement was made by President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze during his meeting with President of Daimler Chrysler Concern Klaus Mier on September 16. “Our dream has come true, and the TRASECA is now reality,” the Head of Georgia said. He also mentioned that today’s Europe, USA and Japan are keen on development of the “Great Silk Way” project. Speaking of its regional significance he said: “if the “Great Silk Way” has been created, exists and is developing, then great services in this process belong to our close friend and my brother Heydar Aliyev who had made fundamental and serious decisions towards development of the project. He is exactly the man we must be grateful to for the transportation of the large volumes of oil via Georgia is now becoming reality. It all means the transportation of Caspian energy resources via Georgian and Turkish territory and further to Europe. ”