China gifts Georgia new system for transport inspection
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The Government of China has gifted a new combined mobile container/transport inspection system to Georgia.
Georgia’s Finance Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili and Ambassador of China to Georgia JI Yanchi signed the agreement on acceptance today.
In 2015 the Government of China allocated $4 million to Georgia to purchase a new combined mobile container/transport inspection system.
The system was installed at the Kazbegi Customs checkpoint at the Georgia-Russia border in May 2017.
A combined mobile container/transport inspection system will help to check the trucks with a roentgen scanner without unpacking the goods.
A major celebration marking the Georgia-China Friendship Day and 25 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries has taken place in the centre of Tbilisi today.
Georgian wine, mineral waters and agricultural products will soon be exported to China and its market of 1.4 billion consumers, with zero tariffs, without additional customs fees and without any transition period.
Georgia and China are strengthening cooperation within the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative – a vast development strategy starting in China and spanning across Eurasia.
Georgia is taking a major step forward to develop its railway infrastructure, forge closer ties with China and boost its economy by building a new factory that will manufacture modern electric locomotives.
Georgia and the United States (US) are recognising the need for mutual assistance in matters related to the administration and enforcement of customs administration.
The Kazbegi Customs checkpoint at Georgia-Russia border has temporarily suspended all operations due to bad weather conditions.
Traffic has been resumed in the Dariali Gorge in northern Georgia and the Kazbegi Customs checkpoint has continued all operations, announces the Revenue Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance.
Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi has hosted a Georgia-China Business Forum today where around 80 Chinese businessmen were represented.
A joint representation of a state-owned shareholding company Partnership Fund (PF) and a Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has been opened in the Chinese city of Guangzhou.
Georgia is participating at one of the largest investment and commercial exhibitions in China as a special guest.