Representatives of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) hailed the Greek government's support  for a project of immense importance for both Greece as well as Europe's energy strategy, in a meeting they had with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.

Greece was represented by Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, Deputy Development Minister Notis Mitarachi and Deputy Environment Minister Makis Papageorgiou.

On behalf of TAP, managing director Kjetil Tungland, Markus Brokhof, Oliver Giese, Bjarne Bull-Berg, Rokard Scoufias, and Stathis Theodoropoulos participated in the meeting.Billed at € 1.5 billion, TAP will constitute one of the biggest foreign direct investments in Greece.

The pipeline will carry natural gas from the region of the Caspian Sea via Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea to Southern Italy and further on to Western Europe. The project aims at enhancing the security of the region's supply, as well as the diversification of natural gas routes to the European markets.


Thus, TAP will establish the so-called South Natural Gas Corridor to Europe and will create a new route to the natural gas market from the Caspian Sea.

Greek News Agenda: FM Meets TAP Delegation & Gas Pipeline Route Identified & Memorandum on TAP Pipeline Signed

• PM Delegation Heads to Qatar

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras departed yesterday for Doha, Qatar, on a two-day visit for the purpose of rekindling Qatari investment interest.The PM is to hold a meeting today, with the Prime Minister of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, while tomorrow he will meet with the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.Αfterwards, he will attend the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Federation of Greek Industries (SEV) and the Qatari Chamber of Commerce and Industry.