Austrian ambassador says Georgian gov’t efforts to transform country into regional hub are successful

Austrian Ambassador to Georgia Arad Benko  says that the efforts of the Georgian Dream government to transform the country into a regional, financial, logistic, trade and tourism hub are successful.

Benko stated during his meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze today that the Georgian government is taking steps to fully use the country’s strategic, geopolitical location.

Benko and Bakhtadze also discussed Georgian-Austrian relations, Georgia's European integration process, the reforms carried out in Georgia, the country’s “positive business environment”, and Austrian companies' “growing investment interest in Georgia.”

Benko also noted that the opening of the Austrian Embassy in Tbilisi in 2016 further enhanced Georgian-Austrian ties.

Bakhtadze and Benko spoke about the situation in the Georgian occupied regions as well.