President of Switzerland will visit Georgia tomorrow
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The President of Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard will pay an official visit to Georgia tomorrow.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili will host Leuthard at an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace on December 4, which will be followed by a meeting between the two Presidents.
A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) is pictured in Bern, Switzerland, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The meeting will be followed by a press conference where Margvelashvili and Leuthard will answer the questions of the local and foreign media.
During her two-day visit to Georgia, President of Swiss Confederation will also meet with the Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Parliamentary Chairperson Irakli Kobakhidze.
Georgia’s hazelnut industry has attracted the interest of Switzerland's largest retail company Migros Group.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will participate in the Tourism International Exhibition in Spain and in the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Today Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili hosted National Council of the Swiss Confederation chairperson Christa Markwalder in Tbilisi and discussed the opportunities and prospects provided through mutual deals and cooperation.
Georgia’s capital Tbilisi will host a Swiss senior official in September. President of the National Council, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland Christa Marwalder announced her Georgia visit today.
Swiss President Ueli Maurer has sent kind wishes to the new Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia on his appointment in the post and announced the opening of a new embassy building in Tbilisi, which “will be opened in October.”
President of the Parliament of the Swiss Confederation Marina Carobbio Guscetti has visited Georgia earlier today and met with Georgian PM, president and the parliament speaker.
Swiss citizens will be allowed to enter Georgia with their ID cards alone, a decree signed by Georgian PM Giorgi Gakharia reads.