Georgian consulate opens in Kazakhstan amid Georgia-Kazakhstan business forum

A Georgian consulate has been opened in Kazakhstan, accompanied by a Georgia-Kazakhstan business forum.

The event in the city of Karaganda was attended by the diplomatic corps accredited in Kazakhstan, local authorities, people from the public sector and more than 100 business people.

Welcome speeches were made by Georgia’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zurab Abashidze and Georgia’s Honorable Consul Zhanat Tusupbekov.

The event was attended by Georgian and foreign diplomats. Photo by the Foreign Ministry press office. 

Representatives from Georgia’s Ministries of Economy and Energy briefed the attendees of the business forum about Georgia’s business regulations, an attractive investment climate and a liberal tax system, Georgia’s Foreign Ministry reported.

The audience also received information about Georgia’s cultural and historical sites, tourism development potential, democratic reforms and ethnographic issues.

Visitors could familiarize themselves with Georgian and Kazakhstan folklore and taste Georgian food and wine.