Georgia, Belarus hold intergovernmental economic commission
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Georgia and Belarus have signed an intergovernmental economic commission protocol, which will serve as a roadmap for the realisation of socio-economic projects between the two countries.
The intergovernmental economic commission held in Belarus today discussed ways on how to boost trade between Georgia and Belarus by removing barriers and deepening cooperation in the the fields of transport and logistics. Heavy emphasis was placed on developing existing transport routes in Georgia, including sea ports.
Officials also discussed the idea of opening a Georgian products store in Belarus. The Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus said that the Belarusian people should have the option of buying high quality Georgian products.
Increasing the export of Georgian wine to Belarus was also discussed at the meeting.
Georgia’s Kakheti region and Minsk region of Belarus signed a deal on bilateral commercial-economic and social-cultural activities for the years 2018-2019.
Georgia and Belarus are praising the increasing commercial-economic relations between the two nations and are setting goals to further boost cooperation in various fields of economy.
Ten Belarusian rescuers who helped extinguish forest fires in Borjomi Gorge in South-Central Georgia have received awards from Georgia’s Finance Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili.
Georgian and Belarus state security structures have signed an agreement to exchange classified information and create a legal base to jointly protect data.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has hosted Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusyi in Tbilisi today. Increasing trade-economic relations between the two nations was the focus of the meeting.
Georgia and Belarus are developing links by creating a joint venture that will produce tractors and elevators.
Georgian company Georgian Natural Product, founded by the state-owned Georgian Partnership Fund is opening a Georgian House in Minsk this month.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has responded to the recent detention of 26-year-old Belarussian activist, journalist and blogger Roman Protasevich by the Belarusian government at a Minsk airport late yesterday, stating that the ‘forcible detention is completely unacceptable.’ Belarus forced the plane, which was flying from Athens to Lithuania, to land in Minsk claiming there was a bomb threat to the aircraft.
Protest rally in support of detained Belarusian activist, journalist and blogger Roman Protasevich was held at the Embassy of Belarus in Tbilisi yesterday.
The Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has responded to tweets by the opposition and several former foreign diplomats critical of the anti-terrorism and anti-corruption agreement signed with Belarus back in 2016, stating that the ‘ordinary agreement’ poses no threats to anyone, including the Belarus citizens who are in Georgia.