Georgian PM discusses EU aspirations, Black Sea submarine cable project with Hungarian FM
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday met with Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday discussed his country’s European integration prospects and the Black Sea submarine cable international project with Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.
The Tbilisi meeting highlighted the importance of the international project, initiated by Georgia, which involves construction of a high-voltage underwater transmission grid to connect the power transmission lines and systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary and Romania to allow export of green energy to Europe.
Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili has hosted the Hungarian FM at his office. Video: Government press office.
Both officials stressed the priority of green energy projects and the “strategic importance” of the specific initiative that was officially signed last year, the Government press office said.
The head of the Georgian Government thanked the visiting official for his country’s “unwavering support” for Georgia’s European aspirations and noted the European Commission's “positive report” on Georgia’s alignment with the European Union framework, published in February, “clearly reflected” his country’s progress on its path to the bloc.
The discussion also reviewed cooperation between the two states in “various sectors” and the growing trade between them, the Government Administration noted.
The first weekly meeting of the Georgian Government in 2023 on Monday discussed raising funds for the feasibility study of the Black Sea submarine cable project and construction of a wind power plant in the western Imereti region, among other topics.
Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Friday said the role of the Middle Corridor, the logistics route linking Europe and Asia via the South Caucasus, was increasing and added the EU was supporting the project for facilitating its increased scope of operation.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday responded to the newly published European Commission report on the country’s alignment with the European Union by stressing the document had “once again demonstrated” his country deserved the membership candidate status as a “top reformer”.
The high officials of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary on Saturday signed an Agreement on the Black Sea Submarine Electricity Cable project in Bucharest, to export green energy to Europe via Georgia.
Officials from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary on Thursday met in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi to discuss various stages of the implementation of the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project, a new transmission route to deliver green energy from Azerbaijan to Europe, the Georgian Ministry of Economy announced.
Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary on a visit to Georgia, on Thursday noted the Georgian Government’s work to preserve the country’s sovereignty amid increasing external pressure.
The European Union “strongly supports” the Black Sea submarine cable project, a new transmission route to deliver green energy from Azerbaijan to Europe, and hopes the South Caucasus will become a “very important” source of energy for Europe, Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, said on Thursday.
Sebastian Molineus, the World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus, on Thursday said the Black Sea submarine cable project would contribute to a “very strong” economic and political connection between Georgia, the South Caucasus and European countries.