Georgian, Israeli PMs review cooperation, economy, tourism
Garibashvili stressed the Jewish community in his country had “always felt the friendship, full support and comfort” of the general public. Photo: Government Administration
Tweet 
Share
”Main areas” of cooperation between Georgia and Israel, and prospects of further deepening the existing cooperation between the countries were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hosted during Garibashvili’s visit to Israel, the meeting saw the Georgian official note the two countries’ “significant experience of a fruitful cooperation” and highlighted the importance of deepening the “friendship and cooperation”, the Government Administration said.
Garibashvili stressed the Jewish community in his country had “always felt the friendship, full support and comfort” of the general public.
The officials discussed cooperation in the economy, with Garibashvili noting trade and economic relations between the two countries were growing “dynamically” and adding plans for launching negotiations on a free trade agreement next year. He said the deal would bring the partnership between the countries to a “qualitatively new stage”.
The meeting also focused on the “positive dynamics” of cooperation in tourism, while the two leaders also discussed security challenges in the world.
Garibashvili thanked Netanyahu for Israel's support of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and invited him to visit the country.
Lasha Zhvania, the Georgian Ambassador to Israel on Wednesday said Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s visit to the country would “give a new beginning to [discussing] many issues”, including economic relations between the two countries and the inflow of investments to Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will meet his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in a visit to Israel.
Deepening and strengthening cooperation between law enforcement of Georgia and Israel was discussed between the Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri and Yaakov Shabtai, the Commissioner of the Israeli National Police, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday.
As part of his visit to Israel, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem memorial.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu the two countries were connected with a “special bond and friendship”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III on Thursday discussed the historical ties between the churches of Georgia and Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday called Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s ongoing visit to Israel “very important and timely” and noted it would “strengthen and deepen” already existing fruitful cooperation between the countries, which would be valuable for the Jewish and Georgian people.
Lasha Zhvania, the Georgian Ambassador to Israel on Thursday said the relations between Georgia and Israel were developing “dynamically” and noted cooperation “has been constantly growing” in all directions, including trade and economic relations.