Georgia, Tbilisi, 7 August / Trend Capital corr. N.Kirtskhalia/ In spite of the explosion on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipe, Georgia will receive its transit fee, Georgian Energy Minister Aleksandr Khetaguri said to journalists.
According to Khetaguri, it is too early at the moment to speak about the damage. " Georgia will receive the transit fee. And it is early to speak about the damage," he said.
As to the South-Caucasus gas pipe (Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum), which passes nearby the exploded BTC, Minister said the pipe did not suffer any damage.
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