TIRANA, Oct. 1 – An accord for building the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) that will carry Azerbaijani gas across Greece, Albania to Italy, which was signed in New York on 27 September, will give fresh impetus to the project, officials said.
The governments of Italy, Greece and Albania confirmed their political support for TAP with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the evening of 27 September.
Concluded on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, and in the presence of representatives from the US government, the MoU provides TAP with the necessary political support to continue its commercial activities in Italy. Next steps will be to complete regulatory approvals, TAP said in a press release.
In Brussels, EU Energy Commissioner G
Albania, Italy, Greece reconfirm political support to TAP
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