Czech Republic eager to develop investment ties with Georgia

The Czech Republic is ready to develop economic and investment-related ties with Georgia, says Czech President Milos Zeman.

Zeman met Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili in Prague yesterday within the Georgian leader’s official visit.

Met Milos Zeman. Czech Republic is ready to develop #economic and #investment-related ties with #Georgiahttps://t.co/QP3teNpXdV

— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) February 22, 2016

The two politicians agreed Georgia and the Czech Republic had "great potential” to develop trade and economic relations and both pledged to deepen bilateral collaboration.

• Earlier yesterday Kvirikashvili met Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.

Sobotka hosted Kvirikashvili at an official dinner following the meeting. Photo by the PM's Press Office. 

While in Prague, Kvirikashvili met Georgian students studying in the Czech Republic. The meeting lasted for two hours and covered almost all important ongoing economic, social and educational reforms and projects in Georgia.

Met Georgian #students in #CzechRepublic.Our country is becoming more and more interesting for young people pic.twitter.com/CgkKuSP04S

— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) February 22, 2016

The Prime Minister answered students’ questions regarding the Government’s long term plans of improving the country’s educational system.

Kvirikashvili said the education reform would be based on a "fundamental research” of the state labour market.

"This will be dynamic research for the nearest five years to define the number of professions which Georgia will need,” Kvirikashvili told the students.

"State resources should be spent only on professions in which there will be a real demand.”

The PM said youth’s engagement in the Government’s plans was crucial.

"So we’re waiting for all of you back in Georgia,” he said.