Ruling party head: strategic partnership with China “one of PM’s most important foreign policy achievements”
In his remarks over Garibashvili’s visit to China and subsequent agreement on the partnership, Kobakhidze said the development with China was “important in many ways”. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said establishing a strategic partnership with China was “one of the most important foreign policy achievements” of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
In his remarks over Garibashvili’s visit to China and subsequent agreement on the partnership, Kobakhidze said the development with China was “important in many ways”.
It is important to take advantage of all the resources that can be derived from this partnership [with China]. Naturally, all steps will be taken so that the strategic partnership is properly implemented”, Kobakhidze told reporters.
The ruling party head also called the joint document on the agreement “great” and said the new ties were “mutually interesting and mutually beneficial”.
Garibashvili on Monday said his country attached a “great importance” to the new “partnership and friendship” with China, which he said was based on mutual respect and a vision of “common prosperity and sustainable development”.
The two governments on Monday shared their “commitment” to expand cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields, strengthen collaboration in international affairs and bilateral relations, and safeguard regional and world peace, stability and development together in a joint statement on establishing a strategic partnership.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his country attached “great importance” to strategic partnership and friendship with China, which he said was based on mutual respect and a vision of “common prosperity and sustainable development”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili's “historic” visit to China would “definitely” yield “specific, tangible” results and bring the two countries together “even closer” in “many directions”.
Georgian and Chinese Governments on Monday shared their “commitment” to expand cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields, strengthen collaboration in international affairs and bilateral relations, and safeguard regional and world peace, stability and development together in a joint statement on establishing a strategic partnership.
Strategic partnership and cooperation in trade and economic relations were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said in an interview with China Central Televsion the trade turnover between Georgia and China had grown by 400 percent following the signing of the free trade agreement between the two countries in 2018, adding China had “very rapidly” become the third-largest trading partner of Georgia.