Georgian, German finance ministers discuss cooperation in Berlin
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Luise Hölscher, the German Federal Minister of Finance, on Tuesday discussed bilateral partnership. Photo: Ministry of Finance
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Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Luise Hölscher, the German Federal Minister of Finance, on Tuesday discussed bilateral partnership and future cooperation as part of intergovernmental negotiations on development between the two states, hosted in Berlin.
The Ministry of Finance said the parties emphasised the German Government’s support in “various sectors” in Georgia and expressed hope the partnership would continue.
As part of the same intergovernmental negotiations, the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and the German Development Bank on Monday signed an agreement enabling €1.3 million in funding of for the introduction of green hydrogen technology in Georgia.
Georgia’s European integration and the progress achieved by the country were discussed on Tuesday by Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, the legislative body’s Environmental Protection Committee Chair Maia Bitadze and Sven Giegold, the State Secretary at the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
The German Government will allocate €1.3 million through the German Development Bank to support introduction of green hydrogen technology in Georgia, the Georgian Ministry of Economy announced on Tuesday.
The German Government will allocate €1.3 million through the German Development Bank to support the introduction of the green hydrogen technology and develop relevant conducive legal framework in Georgia, the Embassy of Germany announced on Tuesday.
Starting February 15 Germany will allow Georgian citizens to find legal employment in the country's agriculture sector, said German Ambassador to Georgia Hubert Knirsch after a meeting with Georgian Minister of Internally Displaced Persons, Labour, Health and Social Affairs Ekaterine Tikaradze.
Benjamin Limbach, the Minister of Justice of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia, on Thursday highlighted the role of “open dialogue” between citizens and state institutions for the functioning of a “democratic and law-based state”, in comments during his visit to Georgia.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said Georgia and Moldova were classified as safe countries of origin, adding it was “not plausible” to assume “systemic oppression” in the two states.