SOCAR responds to Georgian airline’s accusation
Azerbaijan's state oil company, SOCAR, has rejected accusations of Georgian Airzena airline which stated that the oil company has exclusive rights to import aviation fuel into Georgia despite the fact Airzena can import it itself.
SOCAR representative in Georgia Irakli Zubitashvili told the Georgian Kommersant radio on May 24 that the domestic market has no material or technical base for aircraft maintenance.
According to Zubitashvili, Airzena is maintained by Georgian Petroleum which supplies fuel to around 30 of the largest foreign companies in Georgia.
Zubitashvili said that according to the agreement signed between SOCAR and Georgian Petroleum, the state oil company helps the Georgian company to import fuel from Azerbaijan, but SOCAR has no right to interfere in the pricing and procurement processes.
According to Zubitashvili, compared with foreign companies, Georgian Petroleum delivers fuel at relatively low prices.
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