Munich Security Conference opens
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The 54th Munich Security Conference, which will last until February 19, has officially opened.
The Georgian delegation is headed by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, at a conference which is bringing together heads of states from more than 30 countries and more than 100 ministers worldwide.
French and German top officials have already addressed the conference participants.
Honored to participate in 54th Munich Security Conference #MSC2018. Looking forward to interesting meetings and discussions in the framework of the conference. @MunSecCon pic.twitter.com/1HUvgIWbzr
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) February 16, 2018
The Georgian PM will hold high-level bilateral meetings within the international occasion, including with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn, and other political leaders.
Members of the Georgian Government will also hold bilateral meetings.
Kvirikashvili will participate in Georgian Politics and Literature, an even dedicated specifically to Georgia and co-organized by the Munich Security Conference.
As part of the 54th Munich Security Conference, Kvirikashvili will also hold meetings with business representatives.
The Georgian delegation includes Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze, Defense Minister Levan Izoria, Minister of Culture and Sport Mikheil Giorgadze, Head of the State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri, and the Prime Minister's Foreign Adviser Tedo Japaridze.
The Georgian delegation, headed by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, will attend the 54th Security Conference in Munich on February 16-18. Kvirikashvili will take part in the events planned within the Munich Security Conference, announced the Administration of the Government of Georgia.
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn welcomes the progress in relations between Georgia and the European Union (EU). Meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili at the 54th Munich Security Conference today, EU Commissioner Hahn also praised the government’s efforts in carrying out reforms in Georgia.
Stressing that Georgia aims at developing into a regional economic hub and implementing huge investment projects, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili invited the German and international business people to Georgia to better familiarize with the opportunities the country now has to offer.
Georgia will host various events co-organized by the Munich Security Conference (MSC) next year. This is the decision that the Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and the Chairman of MSC Wolfgang Ischinger have made today.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has stated that the upcoming Munich Security Conference, the world’s largest gathering of its kind, will be maximally used for pushing forward Georgian issues.