PM says Georgia is emerging as “multi-dimensional regional hub”, highlighting Anaklia port, Black Sea submarine projects
Garibashvili said all of these transformational projects would bring jobs, economic growth, and prosperity to Georgians and the region. Photo via Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said Georgia was emerging as “a multi-dimensional regional hub” and highlighted several important projects, including the construction of the Anaklia deep sea port and the Georgia-initiated Black Sea submarine cable international project.
We are developing strategic transport corridors to establish crucial connections between Asia and Europe. Georgia's participation in various international initiatives and infrastructure projects enhance connectivity, facilitating trade across the Black Sea region”, Garibashvili noted at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Garibashvili stressed that Anaklia port was a “top priority” for the Georgian Government and noted the project would create a state-of-the-art deep-sea port on the Eastern coast of the Black Sea.
He also said the Black Sea submarine cable project was currently underway and involved the installation of a high-voltage submarine transmission grid to connect the South Caucasus region to Southeast Europe through the underwater cable, which would strengthen energy security in Europe and the South Caucasus region and create new opportunities for transit between these two regions.
The Middle Corridor has emerged as a secure and reliable route connecting East with West, the PM highlighted, emphasising Georgia had signed comprehensive roadmaps with Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to eliminate bottlenecks and enhance the Middle Corridor from 2022 to 2027, which would provide for specific actions related to transport and logistics infrastructure development.
In pursuit of enhancing East-West connectivity, Georgia established the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum in 2015 creating an international platform for dialogue among senior policymakers, businesses and community leaders”, Garibashvili said, adding the upcoming Forum would take place in Tbilisi on October 26-27.
The Railway Modernisation Project and the construction of a new international airport in Tbilisi were also highlighted by the PM.
While recognising the increasing demand for energy, as well as the need to address climate change, we are actively pursuing new ventures in the field of renewable energy, including hydropower, wind, solar and other sustainable sources”, the Head of the Government noted, adding the country’s objective was to attract investors and create a favourable environment for the establishment of innovative power plants, utilising Georgia’s abundant green energy potential.
Garibashvili said all of these transformational projects would bring jobs, economic growth, and prosperity to Georgians and the region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said the long-standing project for the development of a deep sea port in the country’s Black Sea town of Anaklia remained as his Government’s “main and ambitious priority”.
The Black Sea submarine electricity cable is a strategic project of the 21st century, which will change Georgia’s role in the Black Sea region and the international area and will make the country’s energy sector “even more attractive” for investors, Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili told the media on Saturday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said his Government was working with counterparts from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to “remove all barriers” and make the Middle Corridor, a logistics route connecting Central Asia and China to Europe via the South Caucasus, “more attractive”.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline project linking Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye across the South Caucasus "one of the most successful energy initiatives in the world".
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday assessed Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s address at the United Nations General Assembly and said Garibashvili had delivered messages intended for the country’s friends and partners from the UN tribune, focusing on several main topics.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said Georgia enjoyed “crucial importance” in the development of the Middle Corridor, a logistics route connecting Central Asia and China to Europe via the South Caucasus.
Kitack Lim, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation, will feature in the fourth edition of the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum, an event set to host thousands of representatives from 60 countries between October 26-27, the Economy Ministry said on Friday.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Genadi Arveladze on Friday opened an organisational centre to help organise the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum, an event set to host thousands of representatives from 60 countries later this month, “at a high level”.
Antonella Bassani, the World Bank’s Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, on Monday highlighted the “considerable progress” made by Georgia and other countries in the development of the Middle Corridor - a multimodal transport corridor connecting China to Europe through the South Caucasus.
Requests for proposal documents for the qualified candidates for the construction of Anaklia deep sea port on Georgia’s Black Sea coast were discussed and approved on Friday in an interdepartmental commission led by Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Guram Guramishvili on Friday said the Agreement on International Passenger and Freight Transportation, reached with China, would contribute to the development of the Middle Corridor - a multimodal transport corridor connecting China to Europe through the South Caucasus - and boost trade between the countries.
Zurab Pataradze, the Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, on Friday said negotiations on the Black Sea submarine cable project - intended to connect the grids of the South Caucasus and European Union member states - was in an “active phase”.
The Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission on Thursday said 1,039 microgenerators with a total installed capacity of 64 megawatts had been included in the net metering network in the country.