PM Garibashvili calls US visit "very fruitful"

"Very fruitful, profitable and important for our country," is how the Prime Minister of Georgia described his United States (US) visit when he addressed the media last night after returning from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

He said his speech at the UNGA was "future oriented" and described Georgia’s potential.

"I think this was a very profitable visit. Many two-sided meetings were held and we [spoke about] very important issues," Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said.

He expressed his satisfaction that the UN resolution regarding internally displaced persons (IDPs) was supported by Saudi Arabia and noted Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had achieved "significant success in that sense".

The PM mentioned large American company AECOM were interested in building the new Anaklia Port in Samegrelo, western Georgia. He said the company would participate in the competition announced by Georgian Government to present the project of the port.

AECOM representatives met with Garibashvili during his US visit and at a special presentation for the port project, made a presentation to outline their intentions.

"Anaklia port is a very important strategic project. I think it will become one of the successful projects of our Government,” PM Garibashvili said.

Yesterday the Prime Minister met with a group of Georgian students who were successfully chosen as a recipient of the new International Education Centre scholarships. Their future studies in the US will be financed by the scholarship.

The International Centre for Education was launched in 2014 and has already financed 77 successful students to study Masters and PhD studies abroad.

The students were told about the Government’s plans to rejuvenate the Georgian education sector.

Meanwhile in New York PM Garibashvili visited the National September 11 Memorial and Museum where he placed a wreath at the memorial.