Deputy Minister: An independent expert will be involved in the negotiations on Namakhvani HPP, who will provide independent examination in EIA documentation

According to Nino Tandilashvili, Deputy Minister of Environment and Agriculture, an independent expert will be involved in the ongoing negotiations on Namakhvani HPP, who will provide independent examination of environmental impact assessment documentation.

As Tandilashvili told reporters after a meeting on Namakhvani HPP with the involvement of the EU Energy Union Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Center, the agency is ready to provide the necessary documentation for the Namakhvani HPP project to all interested parties.

"The Ministry of Environment and Agriculture is ready to provide all the documents related to the project to all interested parties who wish to review these documents. At today's meeting, we agreed that a technical assignment will be prepared by next Friday for an independent expert who will be involved in the ongoing negotiations and who will provide independent examination of the environmental impact assessment documentation," Tandilashvili said.