Georgian, Romanian PMs highlight importance of signing Black Sea Submarine Electricity Cable Agreement
Romania has been one of the country's leading trade partners for the last few years and Georgia has been ready to “fully utilise” its potential in trade, economy and other directions, Garibashvili noted. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciucă on Saturday highlighted the importance of signing the Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between the Governments of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary, amid the current challenges of European energy security.
At the meeting held as part of his official visit to Bucharest, Garibashvili said the project was “even more important” for strengthening energy security and connectivity in the Black Sea region and noted that Georgia and Romania had been initiators of the Black Sea submarine cable project, which turned into a “large-scale European project”, vowing the country remained committed to the “timely” implementation of the initiative.
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— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) December 17, 2022
The conversation also touched on the importance of further deepening existing sectoral cooperation between the two “strategic partner” countries, including in the fields of trade, economy, defence, and security, as well as education and culture, the Government Administration said.
Romania has been one of the country's leading trade partners for the last few years and Georgia has been ready to “fully utilise” its potential in trade, economy and other directions, Garibashvili noted.
The officials highlighted Romania’s recent decision to provide “significant” financial assistance for strengthening Georgia's defence and resilience, by which Romania “once again confirmed” its “strong” political and practical support to the country. Garibashvili thanked his counterpart for the support of Georgia's sovereignty, territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic integration.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Saturday called the signing of a deal on strategic green energy development partnership between Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary a “truly historic” occasion, noting it was a “great opportunity” for Georgia, the [Black Sea] region and the European Union to ensure the energy independence of these countries and make a “significant” contribution to the economic development of the region.
Georgia's strategic geographic location makes a "natural bridge" connecting the West and the East and is a gateway to eight landlocked countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, which is a crucial link on the European Union's Global Connectivity map and a game changer, when it comes to diversification of transport routes and energy supply, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Saturday.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Saturday said he expected that maritime transport would be expanded with Georgia at the signing ceremony of the Agreement on a strategic partnership in the field of green energy development and transmission between the governments of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday said the country, along with its partners, has committed to a “globally unique project” and would build the world’s longest submarine power cable, at the signing ceremony of an Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between the Governments of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary.
The Black Sea strategic submarine electricity cable between Georgia and the European Union will be a “window of new opportunities”, which will turn the country into an electricity hub and improve the internal energy market, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday at the signing ceremony of the Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday congratulated civil servants across the country on their professional day by calling their contribution “invaluable” and praising their service as a “driving force” of public institutions.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday highlighted his Government had been the “initiator and author” of the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project, signed by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary on Saturday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday left for an official visit to Saudi Arabia for a series of “high-level” meetings with officials of the Gulf state, the Government Administration said.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday said the eighth meeting of the Association Council between the European Union and Georgia would discuss the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project, a project for a new transmission route to connect the South Caucasus grid to Europe.