
Ex-Georgian Minister Levan Davitashvili Named CEO of SOCAR's Italiana Petroli
Levan Davitashvili, Georgia's former Economy Minister, has been appointed as the new CEO of Italiana Petroli, an Italian petroleum company owned by Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR.
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Friday, 15 May 2026
Regional * Former Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili has been appointed CEO of the Italian petroleum company Italiana Petroli (IP), which had recently been acquired by Azerbaijan’s SOCAR. Davitashvili stepped down as minister in June 2025. * Yesterday, 14 freight wagons with Russian wheat were sent to Armenia via Azerbaijan. Armenia * In a heated exchange, former President Robert Kocharyan referred to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as a ‘lackey’. Later the same day, Pashinyan r
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Read full article →Ex-Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili Appointed CEO of SOCAR-Owned Italiana Petroli
Georgia’s former economy minister, Levan Davitashvili, has been appointed CEO of Italiana Petroli (IP), an Italian petroleum and energy firm, following its acquisition by the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), which announced the appointment after completing the purchase of 99.82% of IP’s share capital. In a May 13 press release, IP said …
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