PM opens Annual Development Partnership Forum, thanks donors for $7 bln aid
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia opened the forum at the Palace of State Ceremonies in central Tbilisi.
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has opened the Annual Development Partnership Forum after a two-year gap, giving thanks to the various international organisations and financial institutions which have provided seven billion USD in financial aid for Georgian reforms over the past several years [as of 2018].
He said that the aid was ensured with the help of the forum which was first conducted in 2015.
Thank you @GovernmentGeo for Annual Development Partnership Forum! Productive discussions on key priorities and challenges.
— Carl Hartzell (@CarlHartzellEU) January 29, 2020
EU is largest donor in ????????. We will keep pushing ourselves in 2020 to find more and better ways to deliver for Georgia’s citizens. #EU4Georgia pic.twitter.com/iEyzulK2ht
During the forum, which aims to inform donor organisations of government priorities and reforms, Gakharia said that as of now Georgia has four priority directions.
The four priorities are security, economic development and jobs, education and human capital and open governance,” Gakharia said.
Speaking about governance Gakharia said that state development is unlikely without a ‘strong and politically unbiased public sector.’
The forum has not been held over the past two years. Photo: government of Georgia press office,
The state bureaucracy must be politically neutral and of high quality,” Gakharia said, stating a range of reforms have been carried out to reach the goal and Georgia still needs to take further steps in this regard.
Gakharia said that participation in the Open Partnership Initiative in the following years is among the priorities of the state government.
He said that Georgia has carried out many reforms and continues to do so.
Foreign diplomats attending the forum. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
It is important our partners and colleagues see the country’s progress and results of the reforms and support us on this path,” Gakharia said.
Speaking about the occupation, Gakharia said that the country’s Euro-Atlantic course ‘is the major guarantee for state security and reintegration.”
Representatives from international organisations and financial institutions, diplomatic corps and Georgian officials attended the forum.