Gov’t approves 2023-2030 National Transport and Logistics Strategy, Action Plan
The 2023-2030 National Transport and Logistics Strategy and its 2023-2024 Action Plan aim to position the country as a regional logistics and transport hub. Photo: PM's press office
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The Government of Georgia has approved the 2023-2030 National Transport and Logistics Strategy and its 2023-2024 Action Plan, aiming to position the country as a regional logistics and transport hub, the Government Administration announced on Monday.
The body said the document aimed to strengthen the country’s logistics sector and ensure “effective” functioning of road, railway and marine transport and civil aviation while increasing the competitiveness of international transport routes and further developing domestic passenger transportation.
An interdepartmental commission for the development of the transport and logistics sector was also created as part of the Government decree, and will coordinate the implementation of the measures determined by the strategy and the corresponding action plan.
The strategy was created by the Ministry of Economy with the support of the World Bank.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili highlighted Georgia’s potential to become a hub for transport, logistics, energy and airline connections, and the country’s contribution to the development of the One Belt - One Road and Middle Corridor initiatives, in an interview with China Central Televsion.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday highlighted green energy projects, economic issues and strengthening bilateral tourism potential at the Georgia-China Business Forum in Beijing.
Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili on Thursday said the government would ensure transformation of the country into a transit corridor and logistics hub that would make rapid transportation and communication available for “businesses on two continents”.
Odile Renaud-Basso, the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has pledged the institution’s support for the Georgian government to turn the country into a logistics hub by strengthening intra-regional connections amid increased demands on alternative routes connecting Europe with Asia on the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Positive economic trends and the implementation of current and new infrastructure projects in Georgia were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting of the Government's Economic Council led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the Government Administration said.
About 1.29 million Georgian resident visitors aged 15 and older made 1.6 million trips within the country in the second quarter of 2023, the National Statistics Office of Georgia said on Wednesday.
Legal and technical aspects of implementation of the 1958 United Nations agreement on production of vehicles and automotive parts in Georgia were discussed in a meeting between the country’s Deputy Economy Minister Guram Guramishvili and representatives of the Sustainable Transport Division of the UN Economic Commission for Europe.