China Daily: “Belt and Road Initiative offers great opportunities” for Georgia

Georgia sees China as a strategic partner and hopes to become a good base for Chinese companies to develop their businesses and even expand to European regions, said Georgia’s Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili in his interview with China Daily.

This English-language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China put out an interview with Kumsishvili this week during which he spoke about Georgia-China relations and highlighted the importance of the 'One Belt, One Road' initiative.

Kumsishvili said that Georgia is working with Chinese companies to find new opportunities not only in Georgia but also in the wider region, as Georgia is the only nation in the region that has signed a free trade agreement with the European Union, Turkey and China.

He said that Georgia is in a strategic position along the key route between Asia and Europe under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Explaining why the initiative is so important, Kumsishvili said it provides great opportunities in trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges.

The Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, aims to create greater trade, infrastructure and people-to-people links between Asia, Europe, Africa and beyond by reviving and expanding the ancient routes of the Silk Road.

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