Georgian PM emphasises country’s “crucial” role in development of Middle Corridor
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said Georgia enjoyed “crucial importance” in the development of the Middle Corridor. Photo: PM's press office
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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.
The comment came on the sidelines of the third European Political Community Summit in Spain, where the PM highlighted the role of the state.
This project will not be possible if Georgia is not strong [and] stable, and [if] there is no peace with us. Our country is of great importance. It is important for Europe and for our international community in general”, Garibashvili said.
He also called the country “a very important player in the region” and noted it had “absolutely harmonious” relations with “all countries in the region, be it Azerbaijan, Armenia or Turkey”.
A delegation from Georgian Railway joined counterparts from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Romania on Sunday in the Kazakh port city of Aktau to discuss the project of the Middle Corridor of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, aimed to connect supply chains and logistics between China and Europe.
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.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Friday highlighted the “great” potential of Georgia’s transport infrastructure for growth and development while speaking at a plenary session of the Parliament.
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”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said the fact that Georgia had managed to double its gross domestic product over the last three years caused “an admiration of our European colleagues”.
Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, on Thursday arrived in Tbilisi with his delegation to open the fourth edition of the Silk Road Forum hosted in the Georgian capital along with counterparts from Georgia, Azerbaijan and Montenegro and the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank.
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.
Shomik Mehndiratta, the World Bank’s Practice Manager for Transport in Europe and Central Asia, on Tuesday said the Middle Corridor, a logistics route connecting Central Asia and China to Europe via the South Caucasus, had potential to create jobs for people in the South Caucasus region and Kazakhstan.