Parliament Committee Chair, Japanese Ambassador review cooperation, parliamentary ties, security matters
The officials “highly appraised” the existing political relations between the two countries, the Georgian Parliament said. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Relations between Georgia and Japan in various fields were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, and Hideki Ishizuka, the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to the country.
The officials “highly appraised” the existing political relations between the two countries, the Georgian Parliament said.
Their meeting focused on parliamentary relations and the upcoming visit of a Georgian Parliament’s delegation to Japan next month.
The officials also noted more focus would be placed on areas with potential for deepening relations, including opportunities for increasing Japanese investments in Georgia.
Samkharadze also reviewed the “difficult” situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia and the threats coming from Russia, with Ishizuka reaffirming his Government’s “strong” support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Sixteen Georgian wines are being showcased at Foodex Japan, an annual international food and beverage exhibition in Tokyo, the Georgian National Wine Agency said on Thursday.
Cooperation between Georgia and Japan in various fields was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the newly appointed Ambassador Ishizuka Hideki.
The Netherlands was Georgia's major foreign direct investor country in the first quarter of this year with $239.6 million, followed by Japan with $63.2 million and the United States with $54.7 million, the National Statistics Office of Georgia reported in its latest figures on Friday.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yuumi Yoshikawa on Thursday discussed trade and economic relations between the two countries, as well as progress achieved in this regard over recent years.
Strengthening bilateral relations between Georgia and Japan, and deepening cooperation in culture, economy, tourism, agriculture and education were discussed over the past week in meetings between officials of the Government of the western Georgian region of Adjara and Hideki Ishizuka, the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to the country.
Georgia’s Economy Ministry and the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Monday signed a memorandum of cooperation in information and communication, involving development of broadband internet technology in Georgia.