US Welcomes Resumption of Gas Supplies to Armenia and Georgia

The US welcomes the fact of restoration of Mozdok-Tbilisi gas pipeline and resumption of gas supplies to Armenia and Georgia, says a State Department statement. According to it, most of Georgia’s population was deprived of gas and electricity resulting from the explosion of the gas pipeline January 22. «US is delighted with Georgian people’s stamina during the energy crisis, also taking into account the unusual cold weather both in Georgia and neighboring countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia,» the statement says. The document also stresses the US Government kept in touch with those of the countries touched by the energy problem. The importance of resumption of gas and electricity supplies to Armenia and Georgia was emphasized during dialogue with those governments.