Georgia’s President attends high-level international conference in Turkmenistan
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Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili has participated in opening of the Global Sustainable Transport Conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan today.
The conference, held with support of the United Nations (UN), is being attended by more than 80 international delegations, the leaders of multiple countries, and heads of international organisations, including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier.
President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili is one of the leaders attending the international conference in Turkmenistan. Photo by the President's press office.
"Georgia’s participation in such conferences is very important as this once again stresses Georgia’s role as a link between Europe and Asia,” said Giorgi Abdushelashvli, head of the Administration of Georgia’s President.
Margvelashvili landed in Ashgabat late last evening and a special welcoming ceremony honoured the Georgian President at the airport.
President Margvelashvili arrives in Ashkhabat. Photo by the President's press office.
As a part of the conference, the Georgian President will deliver a speech at the event and will later hold bilateral meetings with the UN Secretary General, President of Turkmenistan and President of Afghanistan.
Georgia and Turkmenistan are deepening bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors including economic, transport, energy, tourism, culture and science.
The East-West Gas Pipeline used to deliver gas from Turkmenistan through Georgia has officially opened today.
Georgia and Turkmenistan are intensifying bilateral economic relations. Latest data revealed between January-October 2015, trade turnover between the two countries had increased by 63 percent in comparison to the previous year.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has extended his greetings and warm wishes to the government and people of Turkmenistan on their Independence Day.
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow met Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili in Ashgabat today.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the organisation will use all available means to improve the poor human rights situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov has paid an official visit to Georgia. The focus of today’s meeting was transport and energy cooperation between Georgia and Turkmenistan.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has started his official visit to Turkmenistan with a face-to-face meeting with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow today.