Davos 2018: Georgian PM sums up key achievements of visit

"It was a successful and productive visit” – with these words Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili summarises the Georgian delegation’s visit to Davos, Switzerland to participate in the World Economic Forum.

The Georgian PM and a small Georgian delegation departed for Davos on January 22 in order to participate in the World Economic Forum’s 47th session.

While in Davos, Kvirikashvili met with a number of world leaders and high officials from global leading companies.

Georgian PM stated that representatives and investors of every company he met in Davos consider Georgia the right place to open regional representation.

Kvirikashvili recalled his meetings with large Indian companies and with United States company Hillwood and hoped these meetings will yield successful results later.

He also mentioned political meetings with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and with Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sapar Isakov with whom the PM discussed traditional friendly relations and the importance of strengthening economic relations.

Kvirikashvili said that Georgia’s progress was recognised by all participants of the panel "Strategic Outlook - Eurasia”, which was held yesterday in Davos at the World Economic Forum.

The Georgian PM spoke about his meeting with the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach in Lausanne, where it was decided that a special group of experts will visit Georgia to learn about development in the country’s mountain resorts and future prospects in the industry.

Georgia is beginning to prepare for the 2030 perspective – to prepare everything in our country in order to host the winter Olympic Games. This will entail very intense efforts but will bring new investments, new jobs,” said Kvirikashvili.

The PM and the Georgian delegation will return to Georgia later today.