First regular cargo train heading to Georgia from China
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The first regular cargo train is heading from China to Georgia and is expected to reach the country in about 10-12 days, the Georgian Foreign Ministry says.
The train left the Chinese city of Wuwei, Gansu province, yesterday.
The ministry says that cargo transportation from China via railway will become regular, which will benefit the country and its role in the region as a transport and a logistical hub.
Georgian Ambassador to China Archil Kalandia attended a special ceremony dedicated to the event in China yesterday.
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Silk Way West Airlines, an Azerbaijani cargo airline, will launch cargo flights from the US city of Chicago to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and Azerbaijani capital of Baku today, announces Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava.
The first train carrying goods from Turkey to China has begun operating on the new Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, announces Turkish media outlet Anadolu Agency. The train will pass through five countries on its way to China, where it is scheduled to arrive within 12 days, leaving Turkey by December 8 following the Ankara-Sivas-Kars route.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway, an important section in the middle of the modern Silk Road, will soon be fully commissioned, increasing connectivity among Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has spoken to Chinese Ambassador to Georgia Li Yang regarding an alleged meeting between de facto Abkhaz Ambassador Bagrat Khutuba and Chinese Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili held a farewell meeting with Li Yan, the Chinese Ambassador to Georgia, on Wednesday. During the meeting, the officials discussed bilateral relations between the two states, and the trade-economic and investment ties in particular.