Georgian PM discusses “key” cooperation areas with newly appointed ambassador to Kazakhstan
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday met Nikoloz Laliashvili, Georgia’s newly appointed ambassador to Kazakhstan. Photo: government press office
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Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday discussed “key” areas of cooperation between his country and Kazakhstan in a meeting with Nikoloz Laliashvili, Georgia’s newly appointed ambassador to Kazakhstan, the government press office said.
Laliashvili previously worked at the country’s ministry of defence, the national security council and in the United Energy Distribution Company.
He also served as an MP in the parliament and worked in domestic media outlets.
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.
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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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili arrived in Kazakhstan on Tuesday to hold high-level meetings with the country’s top officials in a bid to further intensify bilateral ties, the Georgian Government Administration said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said the Government welcomed the prospects of increasing transportation of Kazakhstan's energy resources using Georgia's transport infrastructure and Black Sea ports.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibahsvili on Friday hailed his Government’s “close” and “strategic” partnership with Kazakhstan at a press briefing with his Kazakh counterpart Alikhan Smailov, who on Thursday arrived in Georgia on his first official visit.