Georgia, Kazakhstan sign agreements to deepen economic relations
Georgian and Kazakh officials have signed several agreements during the ongoing visit of the Georgian Government’s delegation to Kazakhstan. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Georgian and Kazakh officials have signed several agreements during the ongoing visit of the Georgian Government’s delegation to Kazakhstan aimed at further deepening economic relations between the two countries, Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili announced on Wednesday.
Davitashvili said that one was a trade turnover nomenclature agreement that aims to further increase trade turnover between the countries, the Ministry of Economy announced on Wednesday.
We also agreed on cooperation in the field of information technologies and innovations. Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency will cooperate with the relevant agencies in Kazakhstan. An agreement was also signed between the railways of the two countries, in terms of the promotion of railway shipments", Davitashvili said.
The Minister added that transit flows between the countries was "one of the most important directions of cooperation" between Georgia and Kazakhstan.
Today, given the current situation, Georgia and the so-called Middle Corridor is gaining special importance, and not only Kazakhstan, but also other Central Asian countries are interested in Georgia. The conversation also touched on the improvement and modernisation of the existing infrastructure in Batumi, in order for Georgia to be able to carry more high-value cargo", Davitashvili said.
The Georgian delegation departed for an official visit to Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
The visit of the Georgian Prime Minister to Kazakhstan will “certainly be a new impetus” in bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation and partnership between the states, the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Wednesday.
Enhancement of cooperation in transport, logistics, trade and tourism was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Current relations between Georgia and Kazakhstan and the prospects of future cooperation were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Kazakh counterpart Alikhan Smailov.
Topical issues of the bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Georgia and Kazakhstan were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tleuberdi.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday visited the Spherical Museum of Future Energy Nur Alem and the Astana International Financial Centre to conclude his official visit to Kazakhstan, the Government Administration said.
Georgia ranks high in the region as a good place to do business despite challenges, the 2022 Investment Climate Statements, released by the United States Department of State on Thursday, said.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday announced the Government was "working intensively" to increase additional transit flows from Kazakhstan through Georgia via the Middle Corridor transportation lane.
Kazakh prime minister Alikhan Smailov on Saturday announced that Kazakhstan would begin transporting oil through the Tbilisi-Baku-Ceyhan pipeline from January 1, 2023, at a briefing with journalists, Kazinform news agency reported.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Saturday said a new multimodal terminal in the Black Sea port city of Poti would contribute to strengthening the Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, while placing a capsule in the foundation of the terminal with Marat Karabayev, the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday met his Kazakh counterpart Murat Nurtleu to discuss “fruitful cooperation” between the two countries on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva.