PM tells UN his gov’t is “investing heavily” to increase transit capabilities, benefit region
PM said: "We aim to attract greater institutional foreign investment, facilitate projects of regional importance, and strengthen our infrastructural capabilities – thus becoming an actual bridge between East and West" in his address. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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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".
The government administration cited the PM as saying "We aim to attract greater institutional foreign investment, facilitate projects of regional importance, and strengthen our infrastructural capabilities – thus becoming an actual bridge between East and West" in his address.
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Garibashvili also told the assembly his team was "already discussing with our EU counterparts a list of ‘flagship projects’ which will bring additional economic synergies”, adding the initiatives would bring “more connectivity and integration” with the EU and European markets.
He also said “all countries of the South Caucasus and allies from the west” would benefit from the collaboration and noted the significance of ensuring Black Sea regional security, protecting energy routes, maintaining supply chains and increasing regional connectivity “to foster greater economic development”.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told the United Nations general assembly his government’s goal was to transform the South Caucasus into a “region of opportunities and economic growth”.
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the Georgian people, it is an honour to speak to you again at the United Nations General Assembly.
Odile Renaud-Basso, the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has pledged the institution’s support for the Georgian government to turn the country into a logistics hub by strengthening intra-regional connections amid increased demands on alternative routes connecting Europe with Asia on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told the United Nations general assembly his government was working with the world’s "leading firms and brightest minds" to transform Georgia into a "true multi-dimensional regional hub".
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Green economy development initiatives, opportunities and challenges of the mining industry, internationalisation of the Georgian education system, cooperation within the Black Sea platform and the development of the Middle Corridor transit route were discussed in a meeting of the Investors Council led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday.