Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister pledges country’s “reliable” transit role at UN International Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries
The Georgian delegation also held meetings with ministers participating in the event, with a memorandum of cooperation signed between the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia and the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.Photo: press office of Foreign Ministry.
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Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, noted the country’s transit role in his address this week at the United Nations Ministerial International Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries, an event dedicated to the issues of sustainable transport development.
Raising the subject of Georgia’s role for the South Caucasus and Central Asia region, Khvtisiashvili said the country would be a “reliable partner” for landlocked countries and ensure “smooth and fast movement” of goods in the related transit corridors.
The Georgian delegation also held meetings with ministers participating in the event, with a memorandum of cooperation signed between the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia and the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
Organised by Turkmenistan jointly with the UN and involving ministers and high-ranking officials of about 30 developing countries, the conference saw an address by UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressing the participants via video link.
The initiative of Turkmenistan to hold the forum was enshrined in the relevant UN Resolution adopted in 2021.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said the Prime Minister's visits to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan should “generally contribute” to the cooperation between the South Caucasus region with Central Asian states to maximise economic potential of the sides.
Georgia and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement on launching direct flights connecting the countries and increasing cargo turnover between them, Georgia’s Ministry of Economy announced on Wednesday.
The deepening of relations, joint projects and the transit potential of Georgia and Turkmenistan were discussed by Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, and Serdar Berdimuhamedow, the President of Turkmenistan, in capital Ashgabat on Wednesday.
Ilia Darchiashvili, Georgia’s Foreign Minister, met Rashid Meredov, his counterpart and the Deputy Chair of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, in capital Ashgabat on Tuesday to discuss bilateral and multilateral relations.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told the United Nations general assembly his government was "investing heavily" to improve the country's infrastructure and increase Georgian transit capabilities "for the benefit of the region".