“The #IGB project is of high importance for the region and a priority for the national governments of Greece and Bulgaria. Its realization will guarantee the real #diversification of natural gas sources for both countries and will increase the security of supplies”, said Kostas Karayannakos PhD, Executive Director of ICGB, during the visit of the American diplomats the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Francis R. Fannon (U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources), and the Hellenic Deputy Minister of Economic Diplomacy and Openness Konstantinos Fragogiannis, at the Komotini worksite.

Karayannakos presented the progress of the project achieved despite the challenging pandemic situation and expressed his gratitude to the whole team for their hard work and dedication .