Georgian PM, new Ambassador to Bulgaria review cooperation prospects between states
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday met with Otar Berdzenishvili, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Bulgaria. Photo: Government press office
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Cooperation between Georgia and Bulgaria and prospects for further strengthening of existing ties were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Otar Berdzenishvili, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Bulgaria.
The discussion at the Government office also reviewed priority directions of bilateral cooperation between the states.
Berdzenishvili previously served as Georgia’s Ambassador to Korea and Brazil, and also represented the country to the Association of Caribbean States, after taking high posts in the country’s ministries of defence and foreign affairs.
The diplomat also served as an attaché in the Georgian Embassy in the United States, Canada and Mexico, before assuming the duties of the First Secretary.
The Georgian foreign ministry on Sunday held a conference of Honorary Consuls of Georgia - Cooperation for Strong Partnership, with consuls from more than 50 countries participating in the event, the ministry said.
Economic relations between Georgia and Bulgaria were discussed at a meeting involving the Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Vesselin Valkanov, Bulgaria’s new Ambassador to Georgia on Thursday, the Economy Ministry said.
The Embassy of Georgia in Bulgaria on Wednesday unveiled a photograph of the Jvari Monastery, a historic landmark and cultural heritage monument in Georgia, at a bus stop in city centre of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia.
The agenda of bilateral and multilateral cooperation involving Georgia and Bulgaria, and prospects of further deepening the “traditionally friendly” relations between the states were discussed on Saturday in an introductory meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Vesselin Valkanov, the Bulgarian Ambassador to the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Rosen Zhelyazkov on Friday discussed trade, economic relations and perspectives of future cooperation in their meeting in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will meet with his Bulgarian counterpart Mariya Gabriel on Friday in Sofia, where the officials will discuss bilateral cooperation, prospects for further strengthening of ties and Tbilisi’s European integration goals and prospects, the Georgian foreign office said.
Georgia's integration into the European Union, bilateral ties and deepening sectoral cooperation between Georgia and Bulgaria were discussed on Friday in a meeting between Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Bulgarian counterpart Mariya Gabriel.