Georgian PM to visit Iran this weekend
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will visit Iran this weekend to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
The visit, planned for April 22-23, was announced after Kvirikashvili met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tbilisi this afternoon.
The pair said that besides the 25-year-long diplomatic relations Georgia and Iran are connected by very effective cooperation formats. They stressed the increasing trade and economic relations, which, in Kvirikashvili’s words, is very important for the Georgian government.
Today’s meeting also discussed cooperation in the fields of transport and energy, agriculture and infrastructure, and science and high technologies.
Kvirikashvili said he was thankful for Iran as it sully supports Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Georgia and Iran are taking actions to carry forward millennia-old relations by forging closer ties in trade, business and economy.
Georgian startups will now able to enter the Iranian market of 80 million consumers and develop new businesses in Iran.
An oil refinery complex will be built in Supsa, a Black Sea port village in western Georgia. The project’s investor, Georgian-Iranian company GEOPARS, was gifted state-owned land in Supsa to build the new oil refinery.
Georgia and Iran are strengthening ties to carry forward millennia-old relations by forging closer ties in internet technology and communication.
Georgia is seeking to attract more investments from Iran and has informed foreign investors about opportunities offered by the country’s business-friendly environment.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili is paying a two-day visit to Iran this weekend to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.