The 25 May inaugural ceremony was attended by Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, US Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and the chief executive of British Petroleum (BP), Lord John Browne.
Në 25 maj ceremonia e përurimit u ndoq nga Presidenti turk Ahmet Nexhdet Sezer, Presidenti i Azerbaixhanit Ilham Aliev, Presidenti gjeorgjian Mikhail Saakashvili, Presidenti i Kazakistanit Nursultan Nazarbajev, sekretari i SHBA për energjinë Samuel Bodman dhe shefi ekzekutiv i British Petroleum (BP) Lordi Xhon Broun.