VOL. XLVI

No 27

07-July-2003

CASPIAN

Georgian Environmental Group Brings Lawsuit Against BTC Pipeline

The Georgian environmental group Green Alternative has received permission from the Georgian District Court to bring a lawsuit against the Georgian Government and the companies involved in the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) crude pipeline for the purpose of halting the project. A Green Alternative statement on 27 June said the court had ruled that its lawsuit could proceed; but a...